Charleston, Arizona

Charleston, Arizona
Charleston, circa 1885
Charleston, circa 1885
Charleston, Arizona is located in Arizona
Charleston, Arizona
Charleston, Arizona
Location in the state of Arizona
Charleston, Arizona is located in the United States
Charleston, Arizona
Charleston, Arizona
Charleston, Arizona (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°38′9″N 110°10′21″W / 31.63583°N 110.17250°W / 31.63583; -110.17250
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCochise
Founded1879
Abandoned1888
Named forCharles D. Handy[1]
Elevation3,989 ft (1,216 m)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
Post Office openedApril 17, 1879
Post Office closedOctober 24, 1888
GNIS feature ID24360

Charleston is a ghost town in Cochise County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. It was occupied from the late-1870s through the late-1880s, and was located in what was then known as the Arizona Territory. Located on the west bank of the San Pedro River, Charleston's economy was based on milling silver ore mined from nearby Tombstone in the community of Millville, located directly across the river.[3][4]

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