• Charleston, South Carolina
  Charleston, South Carolina
  Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
  
  , a city in South Carolina.
• Charleston, West Virginia
  Charleston, West Virginia
  Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...
  
  , the state capital of West Virginia

Geography

• Charleston, South 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...
  
  

• Charleston, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Charleston, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Charleston is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador....
  
  
• Charleston, Nova Scotia
  Charleston, Nova Scotia
  Charleston is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality .-References:*...
  
  

• Charleston, 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 and caving experiences.- History :Charleston’s origins...
  
  

• Charleston Farmhouse
  Charleston Farmhouse
  Charleston, the country home of the Bloomsbury group is an example of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant's decorative style within a domestic context and represents the fruition of over sixty years of artistic creativity...
  
  , Sussex, a house where the Bloomsbury painters Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell lived and worked
• Charleston, Dundee
  Charleston, Dundee
  Charleston is an area located on the northwest edge of Dundee, Scotland. Menzieshill is located to the immediate southwest, Camperdown borders it to the north, and Lochee is to the east. The area is home to two primary schools - Charleston Primary and St Clement's Primary - as well as a library...
  
  , an area of Dundee, Scotland
• Charleston, Angus, near Dundee, Scotland
• Charleston, Paisley
  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....
  
  , Scotland

• Charleston, Arizona
  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...
  
  
• Charleston, Arkansas
  Charleston, Arkansas
  Charleston is a city in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States, and one of the two county seats of Franklin County. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Charleston, California (disambiguation)
  • Charleston, Merced County, California
    Charleston, Merced County, California
    Charleston is a former settlement in Merced County, California. It was located south of Los Banos.The Wyruck post office opened in 1876, changed its name to Charleston in 1878, and closed in 1884. The name honors Charles Bambauer, its first postmaster.-References:...
    
    
  • Charleston, Yolo County, California
    Charleston, Yolo County, California
    Charleston is a former settlement in Yolo County, California. It was located southwest of Fremont Landing on the Sacramento River.A post office operated at Charleston from 1858 to 1871. The place was named after Chales H. Gray, its first postmaster....
    
    
• Charleston, Illinois
  Charleston, Illinois
  Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,838 as of the 2010 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor Mattoon, Illinois...
  
  
• Charleston, Iowa
  Charleston, Iowa
  Charleston is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Iowa, United States, in the state's southeastern corner.Charleston, a town in Charleston Township, was laid out by George Berry on September 23, 1848, for Jacob Hufford, and the plat was filed in the office of the County Recorder on June 1,...
  
  
• Charleston, Kentucky
  Charleston, Kentucky
  Charleston is an unincorporated community in southwestern Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. It was named after Free Charles, a former slave, who had owned a tavern there....
  
  
• Charleston, Maine
  Charleston, Maine
  Charleston is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,397 at the 2000 census. Home to the Higgins Classical Institute, Charleston includes the village of West Charleston.-History:It was first settled as...
  
  
• Charleston, Mississippi
  Charleston, Mississippi
  Charleston is a city in North Central Mississippi and one of the county seats of Tallahatchie County. The population was 2,198 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Charleston is located at ....
  
  
• Charleston, Missouri
  Charleston, Missouri
  Charleston is a city in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,732 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mississippi County and it is a home to a local correctional facility.-History:...
  
  
• Charleston, New York
  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 of Charleston is on the south border of the county and is southwest of the City of Amsterdam....
  
  , in upstate New York
• Charleston, Staten Island
  Charleston, Staten Island
  Charleston is the name of 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 west....
  
  , in New York City
• Charleston, Oklahoma
  Charleston, Oklahoma
  Charleston is a ghost town in Harper County, Oklahoma, United States. Some of its buildings were moved to the nearby communities of Buffalo and Selman; others remain....
  
  
• Charleston, Oregon
  Charleston, Oregon
  Charleston is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the ocean entrance to Coos Bay. According to the local chamber of commerce, it is the area's "commercial and sport fishing center", and the community also provides services for the seafood processing...
  
  
• Charleston, South Carolina
  Charleston, South Carolina
  Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
  
  
• Charleston, Tennessee
  Charleston, Tennessee
  Charleston is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 651 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  
• Charleston, Texas
• Charleston, Utah
  Charleston, Utah
  Charleston is a town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The population was 378 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Charleston is located at ....
  
  
• Charleston, Vermont
  Charleston, Vermont
  Charleston is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 895 at the 2000 census. The town contains three unincorporated villages: Charleston, East Charleston and West Charleston.-Town:* Selectman - Tom Jensen...
  
  
• Charleston, West Virginia
  Charleston, West Virginia
  Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...
  
  , the state capital
• Charleston County, South Carolina
  Charleston County, South Carolina
  Charleston County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. According to a 2005 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, its population was 330,368. Its county seat is Charleston. It is the third-most populous county in the state . Charleston County was created in 1901 by an act of the South...
  
  
• Charleston Township, Coles County, Illinois
  Charleston Township, Coles County, Illinois
  Charleston Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 22,901. Eastern Illinois University is located in this township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Charleston Township, Michigan
  Charleston Township, Michigan
  Charleston Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,813 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Charleston Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
• Mount Charleston, Nevada
  Mount Charleston, Nevada
  Mount Charleston is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 285 at the 2000 census.Named for Mount Charleston, the highest point in the area, the town is in a valley of the Spring Mountains to the northwest of Las Vegas, noted for its hiking trails, and for...
  
  , a mountain town in Clark County, Nevada
• Mount Charleston
  Mount Charleston
  Mount Charleston, officially named Charleston Peak, at , is the highest of the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada and the state's eighth highest mountain peak. It is about northwest of Las Vegas and is within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, the Mount Charleston Wilderness and the Spring...
  
  , Nevada, the highest mountain in the Spring Mountain Range
• North Charleston, South Carolina
  North Charleston, South Carolina
  North Charleston is the 3rd largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina with incorporated areas in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. On June 12, 1972 the city of North Charleston incorporated and was the 9th largest city in South Carolina. According to the 2010 Census, North...
  
  
• South Charleston, Ohio
  South Charleston, Ohio
  South Charleston is a village in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,850 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:South Charleston is located at ....
  
  
• South Charleston, West Virginia
  South Charleston, West Virginia
  South Charleston is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, U.S. The population was 13,450 at the 2010 census. South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1919 by special charter enacted by the West Virginia Legislature...
  
  
• West Charleston, Ohio
  West Charleston, Ohio
  West Charleston is an unincorporated community in western Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States. It was laid out in 1807 by Charles Friend and was at that time known as Friendtown. Notable early residents were John Newcomb, the first merchant, and Jack Schlosser, the first...
  
  

Naval history

• USS Charleston
  USS Charleston
  USS Charleston has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:, a galley in commission from 1798 to 1802, a protected cruiser commissioned in 1889 and wrecked in 1899, a protected cruiser in commission from 1905 to 1923, a gunboat in commission from 1936 to 1946, an...
  
  , the name of several ships of the United States Navy
• Charleston, the original name of the Texan schooner Zavala
  Texan schooner Zavala
  The Texan steamship Zavala was a Texas Navy ship in Texas' second Navy after the Texas Revolution. She was the first steamship-of-war in the Texas Navy.-Background of the Texas Navy:...
  
  , the first steamship-of-war and part of the Texas Navy

Amtrak stations

• Charleston, South Carolina (Amtrak station)
  Charleston, South Carolina (Amtrak station)
  The Charleston Amtrak station is a train station located in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system...
  
  
• Charleston, West Virginia (Amtrak station)
  Charleston, West Virginia (Amtrak station)
  Charleston is an Amtrak station in Charleston, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal. The station was originally owned by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. In September 2010, the station was purchased by General Corporation, a commercial real estate company based in Charleston...
  
  

Education

• Charleston Collegiate School
  Charleston Collegiate School
  Charleston Collegiate School is a co-educational, nonsectarian, independent day school organized by Lower School , Intermediate Level , Middle School , and Upper School . It offers a college-preparatory curriculum. The school has an enrollment of approximately 220 students, with a minority...
  
  , private college-preparatory school in South Carolina
• Charleston High School (disambiguation)
• College of Charleston
  College of Charleston
  The College of Charleston is a public, sea-grant and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States...
  
  , in South Carolina
• University of Charleston
  University of Charleston
  The University of Charleston is a private university in Charleston, West Virginia, United States of over 1,300 students.-History:The school was founded in 1888 as the Barboursville Seminary of the Southern Methodist Church...
  
  , in West Virginia

Other uses

• Charleston (dance)
  Charleston (dance)
  The Charleston is a dance named for 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 originated in the Broadway show Runnin' Wild and became one...
  
  
• "Charleston" (song)
  Charleston (song)
  "The Charleston" is a jazz composition that was written to accompany the Charleston dance. It was composed in 1923, with lyrics by Cecil Mack and music by James P. Johnson, who first introduced the stride piano method of playing. The song was featured in the American black Broadway musical comedy...
  
  , 1923 song
• Charleston (novel), by Alexandra Ripley
  Alexandra Ripley
  Alexandra Ripley, née Braid was an American writer best known as the author of Scarlett , the sequel to Gone with the Wind. Her first novel was Who's the Lady in the President's Bed?...
  
  
• Charleston (film), 1979 (TV)
• "Charleston", part three of Platinum (Mike Oldfield album)
• Family Circle Cup
  Family Circle Cup
  The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA...
  
  , a major tennis tournament held in Charleston, South Carolina
• Charleston, a procedure in mahjong involving a special passing of tiles before playing begins, used in American variants of mahjong

See also

• Charlestown (disambiguation)
• Charlton (disambiguation)
• Charlottetown (disambiguation)
  Charlottetown (disambiguation)
  Charlottetown is the capital city of Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown may also refer to:- Communities :In Canada* Charlottetown , Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in Labrador...