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Charleston

Ghost town · Clark County, Kentucky

Union City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Union City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Charleston is a ghost town in Clark County, Kentucky. It is one of 30 former communities in Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Charleston as a historical populated place on the Union City topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.8749° N, 84.2226° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleUnion City
Elevation587 ft
Nearest living townWinchester, KY
Distance to it9 miles
GNIS feature ID2508429
Coordinates37.87490, -84.22262

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What's there now

Charleston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winchester, KY (population 19,133), about 9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 587 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Charleston?

Charleston is in Clark County, Kentucky, at 37.8749, -84.2226.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

Clark County, Kentucky has 30 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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