Welcome to Saint Charles ...

Saint Charles is located in Lee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Charles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Charles: St. Charles

Saint Charles is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Saint Charles lies within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint Charles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Saint Charles: This one is located in Lee County and the other is located in Sumter County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 28 communities that are also named Saint Charles - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec (3), South Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Saint Charles ...

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

• Sumter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Sumter is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumter <4>
• Bishopville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
  • Bishopville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishopville <4>
• Timmonsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonsville
  • Timmonsville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timmonsville <4>
• Lamar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
• Turbeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
  • Turbeville is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbeville <4>
• Mayesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesville
  • Mayesville is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayesville <4>
• Olanta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olanta
  • Olanta is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olanta <4>
• Lynchburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Elliott
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Elliott is located in Lee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <4>
• Oswego
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Sumter 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 Saint Charles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Charles.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Charles ...

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

Adding Saint Charles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint 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 for Saint Charles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saint Charles post office opened in 1891.

We also found Saint Charles on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Charles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/