New Douglas, IL

New Douglas is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 350 residents. New Douglas was laid out by Alonzo Foster in 1860, the village got its namesake from the Illinois Senator Stephan A. The community was centered on the local coal mines and farming into the early 1900s. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of New Douglas, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For New Douglas, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. New Douglas is located in the northeast corner of Madison County 5 miles east of Livingston, 20 miles northeast of Edwardsville, the county seat, and 42 miles northeast of St. Louis. The village drains west to Silver Creek and southeast to the Little Dry Fork of Shoal Creek. The entire town is within the Kaskaskia River.