Online Highways Home > Illinois > Cobden Cobden is located in southern Illinois in Union County about 20 miles south of Carbondale along U.S. Highway 51 about 10 miles east of the Mississippi River. Cedar Lake is within 10 miles to the north. The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 1,055, a decrease of 35 since 1990. Cobden's "claim to fame" results from being the birthplace of the first refrigerated railroad car to carry fresh fruit. It was built in 1867 by Parker Earle who shipped strawberries on the Illinois Central Railroad. Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries Yellowmoon Cafe | Yellowmoon Cafe | History Cobden Museum | Shopping Front Porch Wood Working | Wine Country Winghill Vineyard & Winery | See more Illinois Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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CobdenCentre "Entrepreneurship and the business cycle u00bb The Cobden Centre http://bit.ly/mtLeA"
annaliequando "Come and see us next Tuesday at The Cobden Club in Notting Hill!"
cjkavanagh "6th December, Cobden Club, Kensal Road, London W10, www.mungos.org/varietynoir, Comedy etc. tickets u00a310-20. All monies to help the homeless."
xxCloseyxx "@shaundiviney should come to Cobden hehe."
SalukiChaplain "Pastor Allen Speer of Cobden will be filling in for Roger in Saturday's Saluki Football chapel - theme: Championship... http://bit.ly/e1Aa6"
Mi55Tipper "Listening to @rianpeters warm up for his gig tonight at the Cobden Club!!"
bubblepoker "Who Is Going To The Cobden Club Tonight For Some Deep Stacked Action? http://bit.ly/4dbtAC"
liff2litres "5 th December @ Cobden club http://bit.ly/26R9os http://ff.im/-bghgy"
MarkDanHolland "Come to "Mark at The Cobden Club" 01 December from 20:30 to 22:30. with 4SticksLive http://bit.ly/PUAee"
WesAndApril "Half price gift certificates from Starview Vineyards in Cobden go on sale at 8 am sharp, Friday at www.w3dreward.com."
LondonW10 "RT @rianpeters: Wednesday 11th of Nov @ the Cobden Club 170 Kensal Rd London, W10 5BN I'm performing, 9 o'clock, u00a35 entry on my list!!"
rianpeters "Wednesday 11th of Nov @ the Cobden Club 170 Kensal Rd London, W10 5BN I'm performing, 9 o'clock, u00a35 entry on my list!! Holla!!"
kittylaroar "Off to the gym... bloody hell my dress "pinged off" on stage at The Cobden Club last night a real carry-on! It wasn't deliberate honest!"
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