Charleston
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.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Hopkins County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Charleston, Kentucky” and “Charleston, KY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sixth Vein and Fiddle Bow.
Sixth Vein
Hamlet
Sixth Vein is an unincorporated community located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. Sixth Vein is situated 2 miles north of Charleston.
Fiddle Bow
Hamlet
Fiddle Bow is an unincorporated community located… Fiddle Bow is situated 3½ miles north of Charleston.
Ilsley
Hamlet
Ilsley is an unincorporated community and coal town… Ilsley is situated 4 miles southeast of Charleston.
Charleston
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.22477° or 37° 13′ 29″ north
Longitude
-87.67195° or 87° 40′ 19″ west
Elevation
528 feet (161 metres)
Open location code
869J68FH+W6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Charleston” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “查爾斯頓”
- French: “Charleston”
- Irish: “Charleston”
- Persian: “چارلستون”
- South Azerbaijani: “چارلستون، کنتاکی”
- Urdu: “چارلسٹن، کینٹکی”
- Urdu: “چارلسٹن”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Beulah and Dawson Springs.
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Highlights: Daylight Lake and Bishop Cemetery.
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