Welcome to Charter Oak ...

Charter Oak is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Charter Oak is located in Stoddard County<1>.

The location of Charter Oak has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Charter Oak, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1904.

Charter Oak is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Charter Oak: (573)

Communities Also Named Charter Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Charter Oak - they are located in California, Connecticut, Iowa, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Charter Oak ...

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

• Sikeston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
  • Sikeston is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <4>
• Dexter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Stoddard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Malden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Dunklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <4>
• East Prairie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie
  • East Prairie is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <4>
• Portageville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
  • Portageville is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <4>
• New Madrid
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madrid
  • New Madrid is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madrid <4>
• Bernie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernie
  • Bernie is located in Stoddard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernie <4>
• Bloomfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Stoddard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Lilbourn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilbourn
  • Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilbourn <4>
• Miner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
  • Miner is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charter Oak ...

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

Adding Charter Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Charter Oak 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 Charter Oak was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charter Oak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Charter Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/