Welcome to Saint Charles ...

Saint Charles is located in Cuming County<1>.

The location of Saint Charles has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Charles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Charles: St. Charles

Saint Charles is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saint Charles lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Saint Charles: (402) and (531)<4>

Communities Also Named Saint Charles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Saint Charles - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Charles.

Communities near Saint Charles ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Charles.

• West Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • West Point has also been known as:
  • Westpoint
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <5>
• Oakland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Burt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Wisner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
  • Wisner is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <5>
• Hooper
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
  • Hooper is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <5>
• Lyons
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Burt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
• Scribner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
  • Scribner is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scribner <5>
• Beemer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemer
  • Beemer is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beemer <5>
• Clarkson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <5>
• Dodge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Dodge is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <5>
• Howells
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
  • Howells is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint Charles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Charles.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Charles. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Charles.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Charles. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Charles.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Charles ...

Looking for more information about Saint Charles? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint Charles, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Charles.

Adding Saint Charles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Charles in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint Charles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saint Charles post office opened in 1864.

We also found Saint Charles in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Charles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Charles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cuming County: www.co.cuming.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/