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Communities Also Named Charleston ...

We found 42 communities that share the name Charleston.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Charleston is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 42 communities, five are located in Canada and 39 are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Charleston [Cochise County].
    • Arkansas
      • Franklin County
      • This Charleston is located in Franklin County and lies 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Charleston.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Charleston [San Joaquin County].
    • Florida
      • Suwannee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Charleston [Suwannee County].
    • Illinois
      • Coles County
      • This Charleston is located in Coles County and lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Charleston.
    • Iowa
      • Lee County
      • This Charleston is located in Lee County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Charleston.
    • Kansas
      • Gray County
      • This Charleston is located in Gray County and lies 2,430 miles [3,910.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Charleston.
      • Greenwood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Charleston [Greenwood County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Charleston [Washington County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • This Charleston is located in Clark County and lies 1,687 miles [2,715 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Charleston.
      • Hopkins County
      • This Charleston is located in Hopkins County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Charleston.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Charleston is located in Penobscot County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Charleston.
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac County
      • This Charleston is located in Sanilac County and lies 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Charleston.
    • Mississippi
      • Tallahatchie County
      • This Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Charleston.
    • Missouri
      • Clark County
      • Although located in Clark County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Charleston.
      • Mississippi County
      • This Charleston is located in Mississippi County and lies 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Charleston.
    • Nebraska
      • Johnson County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Johnson County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Charleston.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Charleston [Elko County].
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Charleston.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Charleston lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the west.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Charleston is located in Burlington County and lies 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Charleston.
    • New York
      • Montgomery County
      • This Charleston is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Charleston.
      • Richmond County
      • This Charleston is located in Richmond County and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Charleston.
    • North Carolina
      • Halifax County
      • This Charleston is located in Halifax County and lies 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Charleston.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Charleston lies 599 miles [964 km]<2> to the west southwest.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Brown County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Charleston.
      • Clermont County
      • This community is historic and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Charleston.
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Charleston.
      • Ross County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Charleston [Ross County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Harper County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Charleston [Harper County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Charleston.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Charleston is located in Coos County and lies 3,293 miles [5,299.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Charleston.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This Charleston is located in Mercer County and lies 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Charleston.
      • Tioga County
      • This Charleston is located in Tioga County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Charleston.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Charleston is located in Charleston County and lies 1,733 miles [2,789 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Charleston.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Charleston is located in Bradley County and lies 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Charleston.
      • Tipton County
      • This Charleston is located in Tipton County and lies 2,020 miles [3,250.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Charleston.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Charleston [Dallas County].
      • Delta County
      • This Charleston is located in Delta County and lies 2,380 miles [3,830.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Charleston.
    • Utah
      • Wasatch County
      • This Charleston is located in Wasatch County and lies 2,832 miles [4,557.7 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasatch County community of Charleston.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Charleston is located in Kitsap County and lies 3,077 miles [4,952 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Charleston.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Charleston is located in Kanawha County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Charleston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charleston ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Indian Arm ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Arm
  • James Cove ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cove
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Long Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Man Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Man Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man Point
  • Seal Cove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
  • Summerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Sweet Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Bay
  • Winterbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterbrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbrook

How Far From Charleston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Charleston to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charleston and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Charleston to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,150 miles [5,069.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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: 48.3833, Longitude: -53.6667    
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Charleston could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Charleston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.662 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.05 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.784 degrees.




 

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