Welcome to Charles ...

Charles is located in Sumter County<1>.

Charles is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Charles: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Charles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Charles - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia (2), Manitoba, Michigan, North Carolina (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Charles ...

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

• Livingston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Livingston is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• York
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • York is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Former names for York:
  • New York Station
  • York Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Butler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Butler is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Lisman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lisman is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
• Cuba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuba is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
• Pennington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
• Cromwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
• Derby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Derby is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Intercourse
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Intercourse is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
• Jachin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jachin is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charles ...

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

Adding Charles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Charles was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charles.