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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about West Charleston (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for West Charleston. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for West Charleston ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Charleston: W. Charleston

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

West Charleston is located in Penobscot County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near West Charleston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Charleston:

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of West Charleston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
    • Charleston
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
    • Garland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Bradford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
    • North Bradford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
      • North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
    • 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.<3> 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 <2>
    • East Exeter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Exeter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
      • East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
    • Exeter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
    • South Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
      • South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
    • Silvers Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
      • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
    • Russell Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
      • Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Hudson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
    • 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.<3> 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 <2>
    • Kenduskeag
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
    • Atkinson Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkinson Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • Atkinson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Dover South Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dover South Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • South Dover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Dover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
    • Boyd Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
      • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
    • 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.<3> 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 <2>
    • East Sangerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Sangerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
      • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
    • 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 <2>
    • Howard Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
      • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Sebec
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
      • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <2>
    • Steadman Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Landing
      • Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
    • Bowerbank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerbank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
      • Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Sangerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
      • Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sangerville <2>
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
    • Ripley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Saint Albans
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
    • Cambridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <2>
    • Palmyra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Detroit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
    • Hartland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <2>
    • Houston Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Mainstream
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
      • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
    • Dogtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
    • West Palmyra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Palmyra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
    • Pittsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
    • Brighton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Brighton has also been known as:
      • Brighton Plantation
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
    • Troy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • North Winterport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Winterport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Charleston, see our County-by-County Page for West Charleston.

Cemeteries Near West Charleston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Charleston.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Charleston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • No Exeter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the No Exeter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the No Exeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corinthian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinthian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinthian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Garland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Exeter Mills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exeter Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Exeter Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trask Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trask Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Dover Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crowell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Boutell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boutell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boutell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gould Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bragg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Charleston had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.

  • Charleston
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Garland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • East Corinth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
    • East Corinth is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Corinth <2>
  • Exeter Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
    • Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • 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.<3> 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 <2>
  • Bradford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
  • North Bradford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
    • North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
  • South Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Dover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
    • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
  • Atkinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Dover South Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dover South Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
    • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
  • Exeter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • East Exeter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Exeter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
    • East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
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    • West Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
      • West Corinth is located in Penobscot County
    • South Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
      • South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
    • Bradford Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
      • Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Charleston. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Charleston.

Newspapers Published in West Charleston ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Charleston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Charleston, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Charleston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to West Charleston:

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Charleston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Charleston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Charleston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0659, Longitude: -69.0684       In this case, the coordinates for West Charleston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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