Welcome to West Charleston ...

West Charleston is located in Miami County<1>.

The location of West Charleston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Charleston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for West Charleston: W. Charleston

West Charleston is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for West Charleston: (937)

Communities Also Named West Charleston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Charleston - they are located in Maine, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near West Charleston ...

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

• Dayton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Springfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Kettering
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <4>
• Beavercreek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Beavercreek is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <4>
• Huber Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Heights
  • Huber Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huber Heights <4>
• Fairborn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <4>
• Xenia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
• Troy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Riverside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Trotwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <4>

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 West Charleston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Charleston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Charleston ...

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

Adding West Charleston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 for West Charleston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Charleston post office opened in 1829.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Charleston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.oh.us/

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