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 Harper County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Charleston, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Charleston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
When the people of Charleston referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Charlestonian<4>
Time Zone: The area where Charleston was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Charleston would have been located in the (580) area code.
Communities Also Named Charleston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Ohio (4), 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.
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <5>
- Selman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
- Selman is located in Harper County
- Buttermilk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
- Buttermilk is located in Comanche County (KS)
- Haskew ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Fort Supply
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Supply
- Fort Supply is located in Woodward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Supply <5>
- May
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- May is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <5>
- Protection
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
- Protection is located in Comanche County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Protection <5>
- Sitka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Laverne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laverne
- Laverne is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laverne <5>
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.
Adding Charleston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Charleston in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Charleston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Charleston post office opened in 1901.
We also found Charleston on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Charleston.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.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 Oklahoma's counties, including Harper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |