West Charleston, Ohio

"West Charleston" redirects here. For the unincorporated village in Vermont, see Charleston, Vermont.

West Charleston is an unincorporated community in western Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States.

West Charleston was originally called Friendtown, and under the latter name was platted in 1807 by Charles Friend, and named for him.^[1] The present name is also derived from the name of the proprietor.^[1] A post office called West Charleston was established in 1829, and remained in operation until 1899.^[2]

West Charleston lies astride State Route 202, earlier known as the North Miami Pike. The road was formed along the route cut through the area by George Rogers Clark in 1782 during his campaigns against the natives at Lower Piqua and Upper Piqua. It is also the route taken southward to Cincinnati by General "Mad Anthony" Wayne after the Battle of Fallen Timbers and the completion of the Treaty of Greenville.

The community is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

References

1 2 The History of Miami County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. Windmill Publications. 1880. pp. 418–419.
↑ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Troy

Cities	Clayton‡ Huber Heights‡ Piqua Tipp City Troy Union‡

Villages	Bradford‡ Casstown Covington Fletcher Laura Ludlow Falls Pleasant Hill Potsdam West Milton

Townships	Bethel Brown Concord Elizabeth Lostcreek Monroe Newberry Newton Springcreek Staunton Union Washington

Unincorporated communities	Alcony Bloomer Brandt Conover Frederick Garland Ginghamsburg Grayson Kessler Lena Phoneton Polo Rossville West Charleston

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°55′23″N 84°08′01″W / 39.92306°N 84.13361°W / 39.92306; -84.13361

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