Charleston, Oklahoma
Charleston is a ghost town in Harper County, Oklahoma, United States.[1][2]
History
[edit]The post office was established June 18, 1901.[2] It was named after Charles I. Eilerts, who was the first postmaster and a merchant in the area.[2] The town was laid out on Eilerts' homestead about 1908.[2] Charleston appears on a 1911 Rand McNally map of the county, located east-northeast of Buffalo, Oklahoma.[3]
At its height, the town had two churches, a school, two general stores, a blacksmith shop and a livery stable, with a population of about 100.[2] However, the town was bypassed by the railroad, and its population declined in the 1920s.[2] The post office was moved to Selman, but retained the name Charleston until 1923.[2] The school continued until 1933.[2] Some of the town's buildings were moved to Buffalo and Selman; others remain.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charleston, Oklahoma
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Charleston". Oklahoma Historical Society (accessed on Waymarking,com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Harper County, Oklahoma 1911 Map". Rand McNally (accessed on MyGenealogyHound website). Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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