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Miscellaneous References and MentionsWhile our initial data about Charleston came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Charleston in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Charleston. We hope that they will be useful to you. Charleston is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1> From that list: The Charleston post office opened in 1843. Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Charleston: List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Charleston was listed as Charleston Courthouse. Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Rand McNally Map (1881)
Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
We found Charleston in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Charleston for more information. Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Charleston. See our Misc Page for Charleston for more information. Railroad Mentions of Charleston: Charleston was mentioned in the following schedule: New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950) Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Charleston: www.charlestonillinois.org/ The official website for Coles County: www.co.coles.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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