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Charleston is an unincorporated community in southwestern Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.

Charleston, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°13′29″N 87°40′19″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Hopkins
Elevation	531 ft (162 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID	489364[1]

According to legend, it was named for "Free Charles", a former slave, who kept a tavern there. A Charleston post office was in operation from 1855 to 1909.[2]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charleston, Kentucky
Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 56. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Madisonville
Cities	Dawson Springs‡ Earlington Hanson Madisonville Mortons Gap Nebo Nortonville St. Charles White Plains	Location of Hopkins County, Kentucky
CDP	Manitou
Other unincorporated communities	Anton Ashbyburg Barnsley Charleston Coiltown Daniel Boone Fiddle Bow Fies Grapevine Hecla Ilsley Sixth Vein
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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