Charleston is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Iowa, United States, in the state's southeastern corner. Charleston is located at 40°35′27″N 91°31′53″W / 40.59083°N 91.53139°W. Charleston, a town in Charleston Township, was laid out by George Berry on September 23, 1848, for Jacob Hufford, and the plat was registered in the office of th…Charleston is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Iowa, United States, in the state's southeastern corner. Charleston is located at 40°35′27″N 91°31′53″W / 40.59083°N 91.53139°W. Charleston, a town in Charleston Township, was laid out by George Berry on September 23, 1848, for Jacob Hufford, and the plat was registered in the office of the County Recorder on June 1, 1849. The original plat was 48 small and 3 large lots, with Hackberry, Main, and Elm Streets crossed by numbered streets east and west. The population in 1914 was 65, with three churches, public school, post office, express and telegraph offices, telephone connections, a hotel, a general store, and depot.
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