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Introduction ...

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.

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 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 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.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Charleston is historic, it would have been located within present day Ross County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.

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

  • Ross County     (The home county of Charleston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Adelphi
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
      • Adelphi is located in Ross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelphi <3>
    • Schooley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
      • Schooley is located in Ross County
      • Schooley has also been known as:
      • Schooley Station
    • Kingston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deadman Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
      • Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
    • Riton ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
      • Riton is located in Ross County
    • Chillicothe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Massieville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
      • Massieville is located in Ross County
    • Richmond Dale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
      • Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
    • Andersonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Ross County
    • North Fork Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
      • North Fork Village is located in Ross County
    • Yellowbud
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
      • Yellowbud is located in Ross County
    • Alma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Ross County
    • Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
      • Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
  • Athens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Carbondale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Athens County
    • King's Station ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King's Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
      • King's Station is located in Athens County
      • King's Station has also been known as:
      • King Hollow
      • King's Hollow
      • King's Switch
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Stoutsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
      • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <3>
    • Revenge ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revenge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
      • Revenge is located in Fairfield County
    • Amanda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
      • Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Delmont ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
      • Delmont is located in Fairfield County
    • Sugar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <3>
    • Lancaster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarhe Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
      • Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
    • Carroll
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
    • Lithopolis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithopolis
      • Lithopolis is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lithopolis <3>
  • Highland County
    • Greenfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hocking County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Laurelville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
      • Laurelville is located in Hocking County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <3>
    • South Bloomingville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rockhouse ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
      • Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
    • Gibisonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
      • Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
    • Rockbridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Logan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
      • West Logan is located in Hocking County
    • Logan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Hocking County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <3>
    • Union Furnace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
      • Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Ray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Jackson County
    • Limerick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
      • Limerick is located in Jackson County
    • Altoona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Jackson County
    • Coalton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Glen Roy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
      • Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
    • Petrea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
      • Petrea is located in Jackson County
    • Wellston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Glade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Glade is located in Jackson County
    • Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
    • Pattonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
      • Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
  • Pickaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Huntsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
    • Tarlton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Thacher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
      • Thacher is located in Pickaway County
      • Thacher has also been known as:
      • Livington
      • Thatcher Corners
    • Logan Elm Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Elm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
      • Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
    • Circleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
      • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <3>
    • Knollwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
      • Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
    • East Ringgold
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ringgold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
      • East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
    • Fox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
      • Fox is located in Pickaway County
    • Williamsport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <3>
    • Ashville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
      • Ashville is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <3>
    • South Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
      • South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
    • Pherson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pherson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
      • Pherson is located in Pickaway County
    • Grange Hall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
      • Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Mount Sinai
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
      • Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
    • Bristol Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
      • Bristol Village is located in Pike County
    • Peck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Peck is located in Pike County
    • Waverly City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
      • Waverly City is located in Pike County
      • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
    • Waverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Greggs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
      • Greggs is located in Pike County
    • Zahn's Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
      • Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
      • Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
      • Zann's Corners
    • Beaver
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <3>
    • Piketon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Shyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
      • Shyville is located in Pike County
    • Riverdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Pike County
    • Sargents
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
      • Sargents is located in Pike County
    • Spellman Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
      • Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
  • Vinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Stella
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Vinton County
    • McArthur
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Vinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <3>
    • Dundas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Vinton County
    • Hamden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zaleski
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hope ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Vinton County
    • Moonville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
      • Moonville is located in Vinton County
    • Vales Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vales Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
      • Vales Mills is located in Vinton County

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

Newspapers Published in 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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charleston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charleston, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charleston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Charleston:

Cemeteries Near Charleston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Charleston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Charleston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charleston Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
  • Leasure Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leasure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leasure Cemetery
  • Hallsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Timmons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timmons Cemetery
  • Pike Run Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Run Cemetery
  • Salem Reform Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Reform Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Reform Cemetery
  • Salem White Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salem White Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
    • White Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem White Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (679 more) ...
    • Bethel Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the northwest of Chillicothe.
      • The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Londonderry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Londonderry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Londonderry Cemetery

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.

While we didn't find Charleston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Charleston.

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

  • Tucson
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
    • Tucson is located in Ross County
  • Hallsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Hallsville is located in Ross County
  • Cox ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
    • Cox is located in Vinton County
  • Apple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
    • Apple is located in Hocking County
  • Schooley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
    • Schooley is located in Ross County
    • Schooley has also been known as:
    • Schooley Station
  • Eagle Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
  • Adelphi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
    • Adelphi is located in Ross County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelphi <3>
  • Whisler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisler
    • Whisler is located in Pickaway County
  • Vigo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vigo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
    • Vigo is located in Ross County
  • Haynes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Haynes is located in Hocking County
  • Laurelville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
    • Laurelville is located in Hocking County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <3>
  • Kingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Kinnikinnick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinnikinnick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
      • Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
    • Hopetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
      • Hopetown is located in Ross County
    • Chillicothe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Charleston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charleston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3695, Longitude: -82.8193       In this case, the coordinates for Charleston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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