Charleston, Arizona
Charleston, Arizona | |
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Charleston, circa 1885 | |
Location in the state of Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′09″N 110°10′21″W / 31.63583°N 110.17250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Abandoned | 1888 |
| Named after | Charles D. Handy |
| Elevation | 3,989 ft (1,216 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
| Post Office opened | April 17, 1879 |
| Post Office closed | October 24, 1888 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24360 |
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.