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Welcome to Charleston ...

So far, we found very little information about Charleston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Charleston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Charleston, please Contact Us.


Charleston would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.

Charleston was founded in 1876.

When the people of Charleston referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Charlestonian<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Charleston is 6,070 feet [1,850 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Charleston is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Charleston was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Charleston was located: 775

Communities Also Named Charleston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Charleston: This one is located in Elko County and the other is located in Nye County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 44 communities that are also named Charleston - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Charleston ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Charleston.

  • Bruno City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruno City is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
  • Jarbidge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Afton ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Afton is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton has also been known as:
    • Taber City
  • Rio Tinto ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rio Tinto is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Tinto
  • Mountain City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Charleston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Charleston.

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

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

Adding Charleston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Charleston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Charleston post office opened in 1895. The Charleston post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charleston.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Charleston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Charleston refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Charleston may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Charleston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/