Welcome to Charlottsville ...
So far, we found very little information about Charlottsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Charlottsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Charlottsville, please Contact Us.
Charlottsville would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Charlottsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Charlottsville is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Charlottsville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Charlottsville (for example, toward Oaktown (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Codes where Charlottsville was located: 618 & 730<4>
Communities Also Named Charlottsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Charlottsville - they are located in Indiana and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Charlottsville.
Communities near Charlottsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Charlottsville.
- Vincennes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Vincennes is located in Knox County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <5>
- Olney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Olney is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <5>
- Robinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <5>
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <5>
- Sumner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <5>
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
- Oblong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
- Oblong is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <5>
- Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <5>
- Saint Francisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Saint Francisville is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <5>
- Oaktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
- Oaktown is located in Knox County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <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 Charlottsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Charlottsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Charlottsville. 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 Charlottsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlottsville. See our Newspapers Page for Charlottsville.
Adding Charlottsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Charlottsville 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 Charlottsville was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Charlottsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Charlottsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Charlottsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Charlottsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Charlottsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |