Charleston, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Gray County, Kansas

Charleston is an unincorporated community in Gray County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located along Highway 50.

History

Charleston was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[2]

A post office was opened in Charleston in 1908, closed temporarily in 1912, reopened in 1913, and was closed permanently in 1944.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Charleston, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 311.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.

Further reading

External links

  • Gray County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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Municipalities and communities of Gray County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Cimarron
Cities
  • Cimarron
  • Copeland
  • Ensign
  • Ingalls
  • Montezuma
Map of Kansas highlighting Gray County
Map of Kansas highlighting Gray County
Unincorporated
communities
  • Charleston
  • Haggard
Townships
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37°51′55″N 100°33′54″W / 37.86528°N 100.56500°W / 37.86528; -100.56500


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