Welcome to Charlestown ...

Charlestown is located in Portage County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Charlestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

When the people of Charlestown refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Charlestowner<3>

Charlestown is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Charlestown: (330) and (234)<5>

Communities Also Named Charlestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Charlestown - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3) and Rhode Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Charlestown.

Communities near Charlestown ...

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

• Cuyahoga Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <6>
• Warren
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
• Stow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <6>
• Kent
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
• Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
• Alliance
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <6>
• Twinsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinsburg
  • Twinsburg is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twinsburg <6>
• Tallmadge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
  • Tallmadge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmadge <6>
• Streetsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streetsboro
  • Streetsboro is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streetsboro <6>
• Aurora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <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 Charlestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Charlestown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Charlestown ...

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

Adding Charlestown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Charlestown 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 Charlestown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Charlestown post office opened in 1820.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Charlestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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