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 most populous city of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at the 2020 census and an estimated population of 48,018 in 2021. The Charlesto ...

, 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 o ...

Charleston may also refer to:

Places

Australia

Charleston, South Australia Charleston is a small town in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. It is situated on the Onkaparinga Valley Road between Woodside and Mount Torrens, on the main route from the Adelaide Hills to the Barossa Valley, and 3km south-east of Lobe ...

Canada

Charleston, Newfoundland and Labrador Charleston is a settlement in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic re ...

Charleston, Nova Scotia Charleston is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scoti ...

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 Charleston is an area on the northwest edge of Dundee, Scotland. Menzieshill is to the immediate southwest, Camperdown borders it to the north, and Lochee is to the east. The area is home to two primary schools - Camperdown Primary (multi-re ...

, Scotland *

Charleston, Paisley Charleston is a district in the burgh of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Once a village distinct from Paisley, Charleston has become absorbed as Paisley has expanded, in particular by housing developments in Lochfield and Glenburn. Until ...

, Scotland

United States

Charleston, Arizona Charleston is a ghost town in Cochise County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. It was occupied from the late-1870s through the late-1880s, and was located in what was then known as the Arizona Territory. Located on the wes ...

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 is a city in, and the county seat of, Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,286, as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor, Mattoon. Both are ...

Charleston, Iowa Charleston is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and B ...

* Charleston, Kansas *

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 gathe ...

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 C ...

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 c ...

Charleston, Missouri Charleston is a city in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,056 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Mississippi County. It is a home to a local correctional facility. History Charleston is the largest to ...

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 Jarb ...

* 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, United States. The location did not participate in the U.S. Census, so the population is not known, but the township's population was reported as 1,182 ...

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 to ...

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 ...

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 tota ...

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 * Select ...

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 is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 23,916 and it contained 9,497 housing units. Eastern Illinois University is located in this township. History Charleston T ...

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 *

Mount Charleston, Nevada Mount Charleston is an Unincorporated towns in Nevada, unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 357 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. The town ...

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

North Charleston, South Carolina North Charleston is the third-largest city in the state of South Carolina.City Planning Department (2008-07)City of North Charleston boundary map. City of North Charleston. Retrieved January 21, 2011. On June 12, 1972, the city of North Charlest ...

South Charleston, Ohio South Charleston is a village in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Despite its name implying that South Charleston is related to a ...

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 ...

* West Charleston, Ohio

Naval history

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

Railway stations

Charleston station (West Virginia) Charleston station is an active intercity railroad station in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Located on MacCorkle Avenue Southeast, the station services trains of Amtrak's ''Cardinal'' between New York Penn Station and Chicago Union S ...

, US *

North Charleston station The North Charleston Intermodal Transportation Center is an intermodal transit station in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It serves as the Amtrak train station for the Greater Charleston area as well as a bus terminus for the Cha ...

, 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 Acad ...

, South Carolina * Charleston High School (disambiguation) *

College of Charleston The College of Charleston (CofC or Charleston) is a public university in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest university in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the Unit ...

, 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 The University of Charleston (UC) is a private non-profit university with its main campus in Charleston, West Virginia. The university also has a location in Beckley, West Virginia, known as UC-Beckley. History The school was founded in 1888 as ...

, 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 Ea ...

, 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 Brendan James (born July 17, 1979) is an American, piano-based singer-songwriter from Derry, New Hampshire. James spent his early music career playing at New York City open mics before he signed to Capitol Records in 2005. At Capitol he spent ...

Charleston (Den Harrow song) "Charleston" is a song by Italian singer Den Harrow, released in 1986 as the fourth single from his 1985 debut studio album ''Overpower''. The song was written by Tom Hooker, and produced by Roberto Turatti and Michele Chieregato. It peaked at No ...

* "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 c ...

* "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". Pla ...

Other uses

Charleston (name) Charleston is a given name and a surname. Given name *Charleston Rambo, American gridiron football player *Charleston Hughes (born 1983), American gridiron football player Surname *Allan Charleston (1934 – 2015), Australian water polo player *A ...

* ''Charleston'' (novel),by John Jakes, 2002 * ''Charleston'', a 1981 novel by

Alexandra Ripley Alexandra Ripley ( Braid; January 8, 1934 – January 10, 2004) was an American writer best known as the author of '' Scarlett'' (1991), written as a sequel to '' Gone with the Wind''. Her first novel was ''Who's the Lady in the President's Bed ...

* ''Charleston'' (1974 film), Italy * ''Charleston'' (1977 film), Italy *

Charleston Open The Credit One Charleston Open, formerly known as the Volvo Car Open and the Family Circle Cup, is a WTA Tour-affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. It is the oldest professional all-women's tournament in ...

, a tennis tournament, Charleston, South Carolina * Charleston, a procedure in mahjong * Charleston, a model of the

Citroën 2CV The Citroën 2CV (french: link=no, deux chevaux(-vapeur), , lit. "two steam horse(power)s", meaning "two ''taxable'' horsepower") is an air-cooled front-engine, front-wheel-drive, economy family car, introduced at the 1948 Paris Mondial d ...

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