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Welcome to Charlie ...

Charlie is located

Charlie is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Charlie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Charlie is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Charlie: 940

Communities near Charlie ...

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

  • Wichita Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burkburnett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Walters
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Walters is located in Cotton County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
    • Former name for Walters:
    • Walter
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <3>
  • Waurika
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Waurika is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waurika
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waurika <3>
  • Temple
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Temple is located in Cotton County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <3>
  • Petrolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dean
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dean is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Byers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Randlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cashion Community
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 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 Charlie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Charlie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charlie ...

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

Adding Charlie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Charlie 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 Charlie was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charlie.

Footnotes ...

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