Welcome to Charco ...

Charco is located on the South Texas Plains.

Charco is located in Goliad County<1>.

The location of Charco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

The 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.

• Karnes City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnes City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes City
  • Karnes City is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnes City <4>
• Kenedy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenedy
  • Kenedy is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenedy <4>
• Yorktown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in DeWitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <4>
• Goliad
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goliad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goliad
  • Goliad is located in Goliad County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goliad <4>
• Runge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
  • Runge is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runge <4>
• Nordheim
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim
  • Nordheim is located in DeWitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordheim <4>
• Angel City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Angel City is located in Goliad County
• Weesatche
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weesatche
  • Weesatche is located in Goliad County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weesatche <4>
• Tulsita
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
  • Tulsita is located in Bee County
• Berclair
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berclair
  • Berclair is located in Goliad County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berclair <4>

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 for Charco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Charco in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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