Welcome to Charley ...
Charley is located in Lawrence County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Charley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Charley is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Charley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Charley and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Charley is within the (606) area code.
Communities near Charley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Charley.
- Paintsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
- Paintsville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
- Fort Gay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Inez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
- Kermit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
- Warfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
- Warfield is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <3>
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Ivory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lowmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowmansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson 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 Charley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Charley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Charley. 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 Charley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Charley. See our Newspapers Page for Charley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charley ...
Looking for more information about Charley? 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 Charley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Charley.
Adding Charley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Charley 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 Charley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Charley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Charley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Charley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Charley - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |