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Ghost town · York County · post office 1888–1941

About Charlestown

Charlestown, also spelled Charleston, is a ghost town in York County, about 6 miles southwest of York and 5 miles south-southeast of Bradshaw.

History

Charlestown was platted in 1887 as a station on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad and named for Charles A. McCloud, who helped bring the railroad. In 1890 it had a general store and post office, grain dealers, a wagon maker, a blacksmith and a station agent. The post office ran from 1888 to 1941.


Nearby towns

Bradshawabout 5 mi north-northwestCounty roads
Yorkabout 6 mi northeastCounty roads
Lushtonabout 7 mi south-southwestCounty roads
Hendersonabout 7 mi west-southwestCounty roads
Mccool Junctionabout 7 mi southeastCounty roads


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