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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • 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.<7> 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)
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Laurelville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Adelphi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adelphi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • 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 <6>

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.

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>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).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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.




 

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