Charleston

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · OKLAHOMA

A historical populated place in Harper County, Oklahoma, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Charleston
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Oklahoma
County: Harper County
USGS Map: Selman
Coordinates: 36.8557870, -99.4387040
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GNIS Feature ID: 1854070

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

Once a bustling town, now only a roadside marker notes its location

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1854070. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

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Map Soil Conservation Service, Bureau of Soils, Soils maps; various edition dates.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.