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Welcome to Charco ...

Charco is located on the South Texas Plains.

Charco is located in Goliad County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Charco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Charco is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Charco: 361

Communities Also Named Charco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Charco - they are located in Arizona, Illinois and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Charco ...

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

  • Kenedy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Yorktown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Goliad
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Runge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nordheim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Angel City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Angel City is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Weesatche
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tulsita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tulsita is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
  • Berclair
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pettus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charco ...

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

Adding Charco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Charco 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 Charco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Charco post office opened in 1855. The Charco post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Goliad, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Charco - 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/