Since Carbondale was founded in 1856, there have been 51 Mayors. Shown below in chronological order are the dedicated civil servants who have served Carbondale as Mayor including, when available, a sketch or photo of the Mayor.

	March 24, 1856 - William Dixon, President
	1856 - 1857 - James M. Morgan, President
	1858 - 1860 - Robert H. Marron, President
	1861 - 1862 - James M. Campbell, President
	1863 - Isaac M. Kelly, President
	1864 - Silas G. Hindman, President
	1865 - Asgill Connor, President
	1866 - William Hadley, President
	1867 - William Sykes, President
	1868 - Stephen Blair, President
	1869 - 1870 - James Boyd Richart, Mayor
	1871 - Samuel A. Flagler, Mayor
	1871 - 1872 - James H. Crandall, Mayor
	1873 - Andrew J. Backus, Mayor
	1873 - 1876 - William Lemma, Mayor
	1877 - 1878 - Francis Asbury Prickett, Mayor
	1879 - 1886 - Ezekial James Ingersoll, Mayor
	1887 - 1888 - John H. Burket, Mayor
	1889 - 1890 - Hugh Lauder, Mayor
	1891 - 1893 - John H. Searing, Mayor
	1893 - Arthur M. Lee, Mayor Pro Tem
	1893 - 1894 - James M. Johnson, Mayor
	1895 - 1896 - Thomas F. Hord, Mayor
	1896 - Linus L. Watson, Mayor
	1897 - 1898 - Hugh Lauder, Mayor
	1899 - 1900 - James Monroe Dillinger, Mayor
	1901 - 1902 - John Thomas McAnally, Mayor
	1903 - 1904 - Edward E. Mitchell, Mayor
	1905 - 1906 - Crillon E. White, Mayor
	1907 - 1908 - John Charles Hundley, Mayor
	1909 - 1910 - Crillon E. White, Mayor
	1911 - 1914 - Henry Clay Curtis, Mayor
	1914 - Jesse J. Winters, Mayor
	1915 - 1919 - Edward K. Porter, Mayor
	1919 - 1923 - F.C. Krysher, Mayor
	1923 - 1927 - Bert E. Hill, Mayor
	1927 - 1931 - Charles Easterly, Mayor
	1931 - 1934 - J.M. Anderson, Mayor
	1934 - 1935 - Walter Woods, Mayor
	1935 - 1939 - Leo I. Dwyer, Mayor
	1939 - 1947 - Charles Johnson, Mayor
	1947 - 1959 - John I. Wright, Mayor
	1959 - 1967 - D. Blaney Miller, Mayor
	1967 - 1971 - David Keene, Mayor
	1971 - 1979 - Neal Eckert, Mayor
	1979 - 1983 - Hans J. Fischer, Mayor
	1983 - 1987 - Helen Westberg, Mayor
	1987 - 2003 - Neil Dillard, Mayor
	2003 - 2011 - Brad Cole, Mayor
	2011 - 2014 - Joel Fritzler, Mayor
	2014 - 2015 - Donald Monty, Mayor
	2015 - Present - John "Mike" Henry, Mayor