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Welcome to Charlemagne ...

Charlemagne is located in Cook County<1>.

Charlemagne is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Charlemagne ...

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

Communities near Charlemagne ...

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

  • Waukegan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Arlington Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Evanston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Palatine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Skokie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Des Plaines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Prospect
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hoffman Estates
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charlemagne ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Charlemagne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.