Welcome to Saint Charles ...

Saint Charles is located in Gregory County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Charles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Charles: St. Charles

Saint Charles is 2,070 feet [631 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Saint Charles is located in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint Charles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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 Carolina (2) 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.

• Gregory
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <4>
• Burke
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Burke is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <4>
• Butte
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <4>
• Bonesteel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonesteel
  • Bonesteel is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonesteel <4>
• East Gregory
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
  • East Gregory is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
• Fairfax
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Herrick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
  • Herrick is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <4>
• Naper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
  • Naper is located in Boyd County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naper <4>
• Anoka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
  • Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
• Dustin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Dustin is located in Holt County (NE)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Charles, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1906.

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.

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