Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 24360

Location

State Arizona

County Cochise

Feature Class Populated Place

Coordinates

DMS

31°38'09"N 110°10'21"W

Decimal Degrees

31.6358, -110.1725

Elevation

3,989.50 ft (1,216.00 m)

USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Fairbank

Order Printed Topo Map – MyTopo

Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Lewis Springs

4.2 mi SSE

Also Known As

Charleston Station

Hydrography

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Description

The former community was located approximately 10 miles southwest of Tombstone.

History

Charleston was the milltown for nearby Tombstone. When the mines in Tombstone flooded, work stopped in Charleston. By 1899, Charleston was already a ghost town.

Nearby Features

Graveyard Gulch Valley · 0.6 mi WSW
Brunckow Hill Summit · 1.5 mi SE
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Testing Range Military · 2.6 mi W
Government Draw Valley · 4.2 mi SSE
Lewis Springs Populated Place · 4.2 mi SSE
Uncle Sam Hill Summit · 5.6 mi NE
The Three Brothers Hills Summit · 5.7 mi NNE
Mays Hills Summit · 5.7 mi NNE
Tombstone Hills Summit · 5.7 mi NNE
Walnut Gulch Valley · 5.9 mi N