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There are several competing theories as to how the town received its name. One is that it was in honor of [[Charleston]], [[South Carolina]]; another that it was named for Charles Moore, a relation of Joseph Moore, one of the founders, who later moved there from [[Kentucky]]; and yet another that it received its name from Charles Prairie, which in turn had been named for King Charles III of [[Spain]] during the colonial era. It has been suggested that this is perhaps the most likely explanation, given the common practice of naming communities for geographic features at the time.

There are several competing theories as to how the town received its name. One is that it was in honor of [[Charleston]], [[South Carolina]]; another that it was named for Charles Moore, a relation of Joseph Moore, one of the founders, who later moved there from [[Kentucky]]; and yet another that it received its name from Charles Prairie, which in turn had been named for King Charles III of [[Spain]] during the colonial era. It has been suggested that this is perhaps the most likely explanation, given the common practice of naming communities for geographic features at the time.