Cobden is a village in Union County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as “Little Egypt.” The population as of the 2020 census is 1,034, a stop of 10.63% since the 2010 census. Cobden is regionally known for the mascot of its public hypothetical district, Cobden Unit School District #17, called the “Appleknockers,” which has been voted as one of the most unique high school mascots in the country by numerous publications.
The area around Cobden is widely known for its many wineries and orchards, most notably Flamm Orchards, which is just north of town, and Rendleman Orchard in easy to complete to Alto Pass, Illinois.

The village is named after British politician Richard Cobden, who visited the town in 1859. An to the fore variant make known was “South Pass”.
Cobden began as an agricultural town and developed re the tracks of a route owned by the Illinois Central Railroad (now owned by Canadian National Railway), as with ease as innate along a main highway, U.S. Highway 51, running through the region.

Cobden is located at 37°32′2″N 89°15′19″W / 37.53389°N 89.25528°W / 37.53389; -89.25528 (37.533949, -89.255409).
Cobden lies 13.7 miles south of Carbondale, Illinois and just north of the towns of Anna, Illinois and Jonesboro, Illinois, along Old U.S Highway 51, which runs straight through town. Nearby Alto Pass, Illinois lies 5.1 miles to the northwest.

According to the 2010 census, Cobden has a total Place of 1.229 square miles (3.18 km), of which 1.22 square miles (3.16 km²) (or 99.27%) is estate and 0.009 square miles (0.02 km) (or 0.73%) is water.