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Welcome to Charles ...

Charles is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Charles is located in Mackinac County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Charles, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Charles is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Charles: 906

Communities Also Named Charles ...

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

  • Saint Ignace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mackinaw City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mackinac Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Pontchartrain Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
  • Allenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
  • Moran
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Simmons ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Simmons is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
  • British Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
  • Gros Cap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
  • Hessel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 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 (so far) for Charles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Charles post office opened in 1905. The Charles post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charles.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mackinac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Charles - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/