Charleston most commonly refers to: *

Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...

Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and List of cities in West Virginia, most populous city of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk River (West Virginia), Elk and Kanawha River, Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at the 20 ...

, the state capital *

Charleston (dance) The Charleston is a dance named after the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was popularized in mainstream dance music in the United States by a 1923 tune called "The Charleston" by composer/pianist James P. Johnson, which or ...

Charleston may also refer to:

Places

Australia

* Charleston, South Australia

Canada

* Charleston, Newfoundland and Labrador *

Charleston, Nova Scotia Charleston is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality The Region of Queens Municipality is a regional municipality in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the northern gateway of the U ...

New Zealand

Charleston, New Zealand Charleston is a village in the South Island of New Zealand located 30 km south of Westport. It was founded as a goldmining town after a major goldrush in 1867, and is now an adventure tourist village noted for its extensive limestone caves ...

United Kingdom

Charleston Farmhouse Charleston, in East Sussex, is a property associated with the Bloomsbury group, that is open to the public. It was the country home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant and is an example of their decorative style within a domestic context, represen ...

, Sussex, artists' house open to the public *

Charleston, Angus Charleston is a village in Angus, Scotland near Glamis. The village of Charleston came into being in the 1830s. In 1833, the proprietor of the lands of Rochelhill granted a long tack of land to Alexander Bruce, a hand loom weaver in Glamis, ...

, near Dundee, Scotland * Charleston, Dundee, Scotland * Charleston, Paisley, Scotland

United States

* Charleston, Arizona *

Charleston, Arkansas Charleston is a city in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States, and along with Ozark is one of the two county seats of Franklin County. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,494 at t ...

* Charleston, Illinois * Charleston, Iowa *

Charleston, Kansas Charleston is an unincorporated community in Gray County, Kansas, United States. History Charleston was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to a ...

Charleston, Kentucky Charleston is an unincorporated community in southwestern Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. According to legend, it was named for "Free Charles", a former slave, who kept a tavern A tavern is a place of business where people gath ...

Charleston, Maine Charleston is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,558 at the 2020 census. Charleston includes the village of West Charleston and is home to the Higgins ...

Charleston, Mississippi Charleston is a city in north central Mississippi and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County, which is located on both sides of the Tallahatchie River. This city is located east of the river and its population was 2,193 at the 2010 ce ...

* Charleston, Missouri *

Charleston, Nevada Charleston is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It lies along the Bruneau River just south of the Mountain City and Jarbidge Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is near the southwest edge of the Jarbidg ...

* Charleston, New Jersey *

Charleston, New York Charleston is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 1,373 at the 2010 census. The town was named for Charles Van Epps, an early settler. The Town of Charleston is on the southern border of the county and i ...

Charleston, Staten Island Charleston is a neighborhood, or section, of New York City's borough of Staten Island. It is located on the island's South Shore, with Tottenville to the south, Pleasant Plains to the East, Rossville to the north, and the Arthur Kill to the we ...

, in New York City, New York *

Charleston, North Carolina Charleston is a populated place within Palmyra Township in Halifax County, North Carolina Halifax County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,622. Its county seat is Halifa ...

Charleston, Oklahoma Charleston is a ghost town Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an ...

Charleston, Oregon Charleston ( csz, Milukwich) is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. Charleston is the least populated (Pop. 795 017 community in Oregon's Bay Area and is Home to a large commercial fishing fleet, it is adjacent t ...

Charleston, Tennessee Charleston is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 664 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The land now occupied by Charleston and Bradley County was home t ...

Charleston, Utah Charleston is a town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The population was 415 at the 2010 census. The community was named after Charles Shelton, a first settler. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total ...

Charleston, Vermont Charleston is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2020 census. The town contains three unincorporated villages: Charleston, East Charleston and West Charleston. Local government Town * Selectma ...

Charleston County, South Carolina Charleston County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina along the Atlantic coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 408,235, making it the third most populous county in South Carolina (behind Greenville and Richland counties). ...

* Charleston Township, Coles County, Illinois *

Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan Charleston Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2010 census recorded a population of 1,975, up from 1,813 at the 2000 census. Geography The township is on the eastern side of Kalamazoo County, borde ...

Charleston Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania Charleston Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,562 at the 2020 census. Hills Creek State Park, one of 120 Pennsylvania state parks, is in Charleston Township. Geography According to the Un ...

* Mount Charleston, Nevada, Clark County, a town *

Mount Charleston Mount Charleston, including Charleston Peak (Nuvagantu, literally "where snow sits", in Southern Paiute or Nüpakatütün in Shoshoni) at , is the highest mountain in both the Spring Mountains and Clark County, in Nevada, United States. It is ...

, Nevada, a mountain * North Charleston, South Carolina * South Charleston, Ohio *

South Charleston, West Virginia South Charleston is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It is located to the west of Charleston. The population was 13,639 at the 2020 census. South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1917. The Cr ...

West Charleston, Ohio West Charleston is an unincorporated community in western Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States. West Charleston was originally called Friendtown, and under the latter name was platted in 1807 by Charles Friend, and named for him. ...

Naval history

* USS ''Charleston'', several US Navy ships * ''Charleston'', later Texan schooner ''Zavala''

Railway stations

* Charleston station (West Virginia), US * North Charleston station, South Carolina, US

Education

Charleston Collegiate School Charleston Collegiate School (formerly Sea Island Academy) is a co-educational, nonsectarian, independent day school in Johns Island, South Carolina, United States near the city of Charleston. It was founded in 1970 under the name Sea Island Acade ...

, South Carolina *

Charleston High School (disambiguation) Charleston High School may refer to: * Charleston High School (Missouri) * Charleston High School (Mississippi) * Charleston High School (West Virginia), a high school in West Virginia's capital city that closed in 1989 * Charleston High School (Il ...

* College of Charleston, in South Carolina **

College of Charleston Cougars The Charleston Cougars are the varsity intercollegiate athletic teams representing the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. The Cougars compete in NCAA Division I and are currently members of the Colonial Athletic Association. The ...

, athletic teams nicknamed "Charleston" * University of Charleston, West Virginia **

Charleston Golden Eagles The Charleston Golden Eagles, known previously as the Harvey Mudd Golden Eagles, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Charleston, located in Charleston, West Virginia, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Golden Eag ...

, athletic team *

Charleston Academy Charleston Academy ( Gaelic:''Àrd Sgoil Bhaile Theàrlaich'') is a secondary school established in 1978, in the Kinmylies area of Inverness, Scotland. The present roll is 724 pupils. The catchment area includes Kinmylies, Muirtown, Leachkin a ...

, Inverness, Scotland

Music

* "Charleston" (1923 song) * "Charleston", a song by Brendan James * Charleston (Den Harrow song) * "Charleston", a song by

Sons of Bill A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current ...

* "Charleston", a track on the 1979 Mike Oldfield album ''

Platinum Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name originates from Spanish , a diminutive of "silver". Platinu ...

Other uses

* Charleston (name) * ''Charleston'' (novel),by John Jakes, 2002 * ''Charleston'', a 1981 novel by Alexandra Ripley * ''Charleston'' (1974 film), Italy * ''Charleston'' (1977 film), Italy * Charleston Open, a tennis tournament, Charleston, South Carolina * Charleston, a procedure in mahjong * Charleston, a model of the Citroën 2CV car