Charleston, Nevada
Ghost town
Charleston, Nevada Location within the state of Nevada Show map of Nevada Charleston, Nevada Charleston, Nevada (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 41°40′15″N 115°30′38″W / 41.67083°N 115.51056°W / 41.67083; -115.51056
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Elko
Elevation	6,076 ft (1,852 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

Charleston is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.^[1][2] It lies along the Bruneau River just south of the Mountain City and Jarbidge Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is near the southwest edge of the Jarbidge Wilderness.

History

The Charleston settlement was established in 1876 when gold was discovered in Seventy-Six Creek, at the southwestern base of Copper Mountain. The camp was originally called Mardis, but was soon named Charleston after a local prospector, Tom Charles.^[3][4] The settlement grew quickly, with the building of a hotel, saloons, schools, stores and an icehouse. By 1884, most mining operations had stopped.^[4]

A post office was established at Charleston in 1895, and remained in operation until 1951.^[5]

The camp revived in 1905, when the local mines started producing again. A five-stamp mill was built at the time. Another re-opening of the mines occurred during the period 1932 to 1937. The mines are now abandoned and the two remaining builds from the settlement are on private property.^[4]