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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 Ross County<2>.

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 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Charleston was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Charleston was located: 740 & 220<5>

Communities Also Named Charleston ...

While we believe that this Charleston is located in Ross County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Charleston. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brown, Clermont and Hamilton County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, 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 10 communities that are near Charleston.

  • Chillicothe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Circleville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Waverly City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly City is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
    • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
  • Waverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Frankfort
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Amanda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Stoutsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Laurelville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Adelphi
    (7 miles [11.3 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.

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 Ohio's counties, including Ross, 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>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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Charleston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. 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).
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