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Welcome to Charleston Four Corners ...

Charleston Four Corners is located in Montgomery County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Charleston Four Corners, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for Charleston Four Corners: Charleston Four Cors.

Charleston Four Corners is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Charleston Four Corners: (518)

Websites for Charleston Four Corners ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountyny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Charleston Four Corners, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Charleston Four Corners ...

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

  • Amsterdam
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gloversville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Johnstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cobleskill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Plain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
    • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
  • Canajoharie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
    • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
  • Saint Johnsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
    • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <4>
  • Altamont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Altamont is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
  • Middleburgh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hagaman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
    • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <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 Charleston Four Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Charleston Four Corners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charleston Four Corners ...

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

Adding Charleston Four Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Charleston Four Corners 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 Charleston Four Corners was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Charleston Four Corners post office opened in 1828.

We also found Charleston Four Corners in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charleston Four Corners.

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Charleston Four Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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