Charleston most commonly refers to: *

Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the List of municipalities in South Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atla ...

, the most populous city in the state. *

Charleston, West Virginia Charleston () is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in West Virginia, most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the county seat of Kanawha County, West Virginia, Kanawha County and ...

, the state capital and most populous city. *

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 "Charleston (1923 song), The Charleston" by composer/pianist J ...

Charleston may also refer to:

Places

Australia

* Charleston, South Australia

Canada

* Charleston, Newfoundland and Labrador * Charleston, Nova Scotia

New Zealand

* Charleston, New Zealand

United Kingdom

* Charleston Farmhouse, 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 Glami ...

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

United States

* Charleston, Arizona, a ghost town *

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 ...

, a city *

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, Illinois, Ma ...

, a city * Charleston, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Charleston, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Charleston, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

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 Higgin ...

, a town *

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 ...

, a city * Charleston, Missouri, a city * Charleston, Nevada, a ghost town * Charleston, New Jersey, an unincorporated community *

Charleston, New York Charleston is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 1,355 at the 2020 census. The town was named for Charles Van Epps, an early settler. Charleston is on the southern border of the county and is southwest ...

, a town *

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 th ...

, 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 Hali ...

, a populated place *

Charleston, Oklahoma Charleston is a ghost town in Harper County, Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the s ...

, a ghost town *

Charleston, Oregon Charleston () 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 the ocean ent ...

, an unincorporated community *

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 ...

, a city *

Charleston, Utah Charleston is a town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The population was 436 at the 2020 census. The community was named after Charles Shelton, a first settler. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a tot ...

, a town *

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

, a town *

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, the population was 408,235, making it the third-most populous county in South Carolina (behind Greenville and Richland counti ...

Charleston Township, Coles County, Illinois Charleston Township is one of twelve Civil township, townships in Coles County, Illinois, Coles County, Illinois, United States, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,313 and it contained 9,194 housing units. Eastern Illinois Univers ...

* Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan * Charleston Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania * 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 ...

, Nevada, a mountain *

North Charleston, South Carolina North Charleston is a city in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina.City Planning Department (2008-07)City of North Charleston boundary map. City of North Charleston. Retrieved January 21, 2011. As ...

, a city *

South Charleston, Ohio South Charleston is a village in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,706 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Despite its name implying that South Charleston is related to a ...

, a village *

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

, a city * West Charleston, Ohio, an unincorporated community

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, 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 ...

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

, in South Carolina ** Charleston Cougars, the school's athletic program *

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

, West Virginia ** Charleston Golden Eagles, the school's athletic program *

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

Platinum Platinum is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a density, dense, malleable, ductility, ductile, highly unreactive, precious metal, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name origina ...

Other uses

* Charleston (name) * ''Charleston'' (novel), a 2002 by John Jakes *''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 Charleston Open, currently sponsored by Credit One, 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 America with a $1,064,510 purse. The t ...

, a tennis tournament that takes place in Charleston, South Carolina *Charleston, a procedure in American mahjong *Charleston, a model of the

Citroën 2CV The Citroën 2CV (, , lit. "two horses", meaning "two Tax horsepower#France, ''taxable'' horsepower") is an economy car produced by the French company Citroën from 1948 to 1990. Introduced at the 1948 Paris Paris Auto Show, Salon de l'Automobi ...

car * Charleston, restaurant in

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the List of United States ...

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