Carbondale

Southern Illinois city

Carbondale is a place name for several American cities, most notably in Illinois and Colorado.

The Illinois city is home to Southern Illinois University; the Colorado town sits in the Roaring Fork Valley near Aspen.

The name references the coal mining or carbon-rich geology that characterized these areas historically.

university

Salukis

Ancient sighthound breed

research · professors · graduate · undergraduate · party school · college town · tuition · scholarship · homecoming · faculty

illinois

Salukis

Ancient sighthound breed

Egyptian · Midwest

coal

anthracite

Highest-grade coal variety

fossil fuel · shaft · underground · black lung · extraction · coal seam · tipple · company town · excavation · ore

town

municipality

Local governing district

neighborhood · civic · mayor · council · residents · settlement · railroad town · historic · revitalization · small town

Opposites
illinois regional geography

CarbondaleChicago

Major Illinois metropolis

Chicagoland · Rockford · Evanston · Naperville · Cook County

urban scale/prominence

CarbondaleChicago

Major Illinois metropolis

New York City · Los Angeles · metropolis · Springfield · major city

Family

carbon, dale, carbons, carbonate, carbonates, carbonated, carbonation, carbonic, carbonize

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G