Charleston, Merced County, California

Charleston (earlier, Wyruck) is a former settlement in Merced County, California.^[1] It was located 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Los Banos.^[1]

The Wyruck post office opened in 1876, changed its name to Charleston in 1878, and closed in 1884.^[1] The name honors Charles Bambauer, its first postmaster.^[1]

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Municipalities and communities of Merced County, California, United States County seat: Merced Cities Atwater Dos Palos Gustine Livingston Los Banos Merced CDPs Ballico Bear Creek Cressey Delhi Dos Palos Y El Nido Franklin Hilmar-Irwin Le Grand McSwain Planada Santa Nella Snelling South Dos Palos Stevinson Tuttle University of California Merced Volta Winton Unincorporated communities Amsterdam Arena Athlone Brito Buhach Calpack Castle Gardens Cortez Fergus Fluhr Hamburg Farms Hilmar Hopeton Ingomar Irwin Kadota Lingard Merced Falls Plainsburg Santa Rita Park The Grove Trent Ghost towns Abbato Agatha Aladdin Alcant Alexandria Arundel Bellevue Brickville Burchell Central Point Charleston Chester Colony Center Cuba Dickenson Edendale Elgin Ferrin Gadwall Gracey Gwin Hoff La Branza Linora Lone Willow Station Marguerite Nairn Newton's Crossing Ortigalito Plainsburg St. Louis Ranch Sturgeon Tenger Union Yam