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Welcome to Charleston ...

Charleston is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Charleston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1810.

When the people of Charleston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Charlestonian<2>

Charleston is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Charleston: 518 & 838<4>

Communities Also Named Charleston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Charleston: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Richmond County.

Beyond New York, 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, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, 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.

Websites for Charleston ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountyny.com/

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

Communities near Charleston ...

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

  • Amsterdam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gloversville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Johnstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Scotia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <5>
  • Cobleskill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Plain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Canajoharie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Altamont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleburgh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hagaman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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. 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charleston ...

Looking for more information about 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 Charleston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 1810. The Charleston post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charleston.

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>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Charleston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Charleston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Charleston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/