Welcome to Charlemont ...

Charlemont is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Charlemont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Charlemont is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Charlemont lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Charlemont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Charlemont - they are located in Massachusetts and Ontario.

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

Communities near Charlemont ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Bedford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Buena Vista
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Buchanan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Glasgow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Coleman Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
  • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
• Boonsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
• Goode
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
  • Goode is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goode <4>
• Lowry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
  • Lowry is located in Bedford County
• Abert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
  • Abert is located in Bedford County

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 Charlemont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Charlemont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Charlemont. 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 Charlemont.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charlemont ...

Looking for more information about Charlemont? 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 Charlemont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Charlemont.

Adding Charlemont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Charlemont in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Charlemont was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Charlemont in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charlemont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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