Welcome to West Charleston ...

West Charleston is located in Penobscot County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Charleston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Charleston: W. Charleston

West Charleston is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Charleston is located in the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named West Charleston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Charleston - they are located in Ohio, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near West Charleston ...

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

• Hermon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
• Glenburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Dover - Foxcroft
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
  • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <4>
• Dexter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Newport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Levant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
  • Levant is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <4>
• Carmel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
• Corinth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
• Milo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <4>
• Corinna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna
  • Corinna is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinna <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 West Charleston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Charleston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Charleston ...

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

Adding West Charleston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Charleston 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 West Charleston was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Charleston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/