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.^[1]

A post office opened in Charleston in 1908, closed temporarily in 1912, reopened in 1913, and closed permanently in 1944.^[2]

References

↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 311.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Gray County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Cimarron

Cities	Cimarron Copeland Ensign Ingalls Montezuma

Unincorporated communities	Charleston Haggard

Townships	Cimarron Copeland East Hess Foote Ingalls Logan Montezuma

Coordinates: 37°51′55″N 100°33′54″W / 37.86528°N 100.56500°W / 37.86528; -100.56500

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