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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Charleston (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Charleston. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Charleston is located in Mercer County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.

Below are the counties that are near Charleston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Charleston:

  • Mercer County     (The home county of Charleston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Hermitage
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Carbon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Mercer County
    • West Middlesex
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middlesex
      • West Middlesex is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Middlesex <1>
    • Mercer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sharon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sharpsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coolspring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
      • Coolspring is located in Mercer County
    • Fredonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Farrell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grove City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <1>
    • Wheatland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheatland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Mercer County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <1>
    • Kremis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kremis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
      • Kremis is located in Mercer County
    • Clark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <1>
  • Beaver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Ellwood City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wurtemburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
      • Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
    • Frisco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Beaver County
    • Koppel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koppel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koppel
      • Koppel is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Koppel <1>
    • Lillyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
      • Lillyville is located in Beaver County
    • New Galilee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
      • New Galilee is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Big Beaver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
      • Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
    • Darlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darlington <1>
    • Homewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Thompson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Beaver County
    • Cannelton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
      • Cannelton is located in Beaver County
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Harrisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Slippery Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Butler County
    • Branchton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
      • Branchton is located in Butler County
    • West Liberty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Bovard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bovard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
      • Bovard is located in Butler County
    • Hallston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
      • Hallston is located in Butler County
    • Portersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Murrinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murrinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
      • Murrinsville is located in Butler County
    • Ferris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
      • Ferris is located in Butler County
    • Prospect
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <1>
    • West Sunbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sunbury
      • West Sunbury is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sunbury <1>
    • Cherry Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Adamsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Crawford County
    • Atlantic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
      • Atlantic is located in Crawford County
    • Pymatuning South
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pymatuning South. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
      • Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
    • Turnersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Crawford County
    • Hartstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
      • Hartstown is located in Crawford County
    • Geneva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Crawford County
    • Westford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Westford is located in Crawford County
    • Pymatuning Central
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
      • Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County
    • Conneaut Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cochranton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
      • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <1>
    • Espyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lynces Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynces Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
      • Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County
    • Deckard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deckard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
      • Deckard is located in Crawford County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • New Wilmington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
      • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <1>
    • Pulaski
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
    • Volant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volant
      • Volant is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volant <1>
    • Edinburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
    • Robinson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Lawrence County
    • McCaslin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCaslin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
      • McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
    • New Castle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • West New Castle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West New Castle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
      • West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
    • Oakland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Lawrence County
    • Harlansburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
      • Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
    • Hillsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
      • Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
    • Altman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
      • Altman is located in Lawrence County
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Henderson Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
      • Henderson Station is located in Venango County
    • Barkeyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkeyville
      • Barkeyville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkeyville <1>
    • Nectarine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nectarine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
      • Nectarine is located in Venango County
    • Pearl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Venango County
    • Bullion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Bullion is located in Venango County
    • Polk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Clintonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintonville <1>
    • Utica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Nicklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
      • Nicklin is located in Venango County
    • Sugarcreek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
      • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
    • Coal City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Venango County
    • Eakin Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eakin Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
      • Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
    • Uniontown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Venango County
  • York County
    • Adamsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in York County
  • Ashtabula County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Simons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
      • Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Stanhope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanhope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
      • Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • West Williamsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Williamsfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
      • West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Wick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
      • Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Andover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • West Andover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
      • West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Colebrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
      • Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Columbiana County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Unity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
    • State Line ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
    • East Palestine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palestine
      • East Palestine is located in Columbiana County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Palestine <1>
    • Columbiana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Waterford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waterford
      • New Waterford is located in Columbiana County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waterford <1>
  • Franklin County (OH)
    • Hilltop
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilltop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
  • Mahoning County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • Campbell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <1>
    • Lowellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowellville
      • Lowellville is located in Mahoning County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowellville <1>
    • Hazelton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazelton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
    • Youngstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Struthers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
      • Struthers is located in Mahoning County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <1>
    • Poland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Mahoning County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
    • Perkins Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
      • Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
    • Boardman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
      • Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
    • New Middletown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Ridge
      • Mineral Ridge is located in Mahoning County (OH)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Ridge <1>
    • Austintown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • West Austintown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
      • West Austintown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Trumbull County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
    • West Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
      • West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Five Points
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Masury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Orangeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Brookfield Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
      • Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Weldon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Hartford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Yankee Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Hubbard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <1>
    • Coalburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coalburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
      • Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Burghill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maplewood Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
      • Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Paynes Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paynes Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
      • Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Charleston, see our County-by-County Page for Charleston.

Cemeteries Near Charleston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charleston.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Charleston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.

  • Zahniser Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zahniser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zahniser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Farrell.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Adalbert Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203767 <4>
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Hungarian RC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Holy Trinty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthonys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Farrell.
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Italian Cemetery
    • Our Lady of Fatima Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45979 <4>
  • St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Farrell.
    • The St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205976 <4>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
    • The United Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Little Jim Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (344 more) ...
    • St. Rose Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • America's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Morefield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morefield Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Morefield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Hermitage.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188999 <4>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Charleston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Charleston.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.

  • Neshannock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neshannock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshannock
    • Neshannock is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neshannock <1>
  • Bethel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Mercer County
  • Hoagland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoagland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
    • Hoagland is located in Mercer County
  • Hermitage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • West Middlesex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middlesex
    • West Middlesex is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Middlesex <1>
  • Carbon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Carbon is located in Mercer County
  • Mercer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Hamburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
    • New Hamburg is located in Mercer County
  • Sharpsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sharon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheatland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Mercer County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <1>
  • Indian Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
    • Indian Run is located in Mercer County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Hope Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
      • Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
    • Oakland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Mercer County
    • Transfer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transfer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transfer
      • Transfer is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Transfer <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Charleston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Charleston.

Newspapers Published in Charleston ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charleston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charleston, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charleston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Charleston:

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charleston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charleston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2370, Longitude: -80.3603       In this case, the coordinates for Charleston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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