Welcome to Charleston ...
Charleston is located Charleston is located in Delta County<1>. The location of 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 Charleston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857. When the people of Charleston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Charlestonian<3> Charleston is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Charleston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Charleston: (903) and (430)<5> Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Charleston: This one is located in Delta County and the other is located in Dallas County. Beyond Texas, 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), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Charleston. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Charleston. 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. Looking for more information about 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 Charleston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Charleston. We originally found mention of 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 Charleston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Charleston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Charleston.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <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> Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). <6> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <7> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/