Charlestown

Ghost town · York County, Nebraska

York SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Charlestown is a ghost town in York County, Nebraska. It is the only former community in York County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Charlestown as a historical populated place on the York SW 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 40.8167° N, 97.6928° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangle	York SW
Elevation	1,688 ft
Nearest living town	Bradshaw, NE
Distance to it	5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID	1882032
Coordinates	40.81668, -97.69283

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What's there now

Charlestown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bradshaw, NE (population 377), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,688 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Sawyer
ghost town · Fillmore County · 17.8 mi
Marysville
ghost town · Seward County · 27.4 mi
Camden
ghost town · Seward County · 37.3 mi
Spring Ranch
ghost town · Clay County · 40.2 mi
Brickton
ghost town · Adams County · 44.6 mi
Meridian
ghost town · Jefferson County · 45 mi
Bower
ghost town · Jefferson County · 46.9 mi

Sources and licences

USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.