Charleston, Kentucky

For other uses, see Charleston (disambiguation).

Charleston
Unincorporated community
Charleston Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°13′29″N 87°40′19″W / 37.22472°N 87.67194°W / 37.22472; -87.67194Coordinates: 37°13′29″N 87°40′19″W / 37.22472°N 87.67194°W / 37.22472; -87.67194
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Hopkins
Elevation	531 ft (162 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CST (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	489364^[1]

Charleston is an unincorporated community in southwestern Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.

According to legend, it was named for "Free Charles", a former slave, who kept a tavern there. A Charleston post office was in operation from 1855 to 1909.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charleston, Kentucky
↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 56. Retrieved 2013-04-28.

Municipalities and communities of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Madisonville

Cities	Dawson Springs‡ Earlington Hanson Madisonville Mortons Gap Nebo Nortonville St. Charles White Plains

CDP	Manitou

Other unincorporated communities	Anton Ashbyburg Barnsley Charleston Coiltown Daniel Boone Fiddle Bow Fies Grapevine Hecla Ilsley Oriole Pee Vee Rabbit Ridge Sixseam Sixth Vein

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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