Mount Clare, IL

Mount Clare is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 311 residents. Mount Clare is located in southeastern Macoupin County and is bordered to the east by Benld, and Gillespie is 2 miles to the north. Illinois Route 4 runs north–south through the east side of the village, while Illinois Route 138 leads southwest 3 miles to Wilsonville. The through line in Mount Clare is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Mount Clare makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today.