Welcome to Castile ...

The village of Castile is located in Wyoming County<1>.

The location of Castile has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castile, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1821.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Castile has a population of 979 people<3> (see below for details).

Castile is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Castile lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Castile lies within the (585) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Castile had an population of 979 people. This is a decrease of 3.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Castile had a population of 1,015 people. This makes Castile the county's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,015 people, the population of Castile decreased 3.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,051 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Castile.

Communities Also Named Castile ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Castile - they are located in Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Castile.

Communities near Castile ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Castile.

• Geneseo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <5>
• Dansville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <5>
• Perry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <5>
• Warsaw
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
• Mount Morris
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <5>
• Attica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <5>
• Arcade
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <5>
• Nunda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <5>
• Canaseraga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaseraga
  • Canaseraga is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaseraga <5>
• Fillmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Castile. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castile.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Castile. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castile.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Castile. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Castile.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castile ...

Looking for more information about Castile? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Castile, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Castile.

Adding Castile to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Castile in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Castile was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Castile post office opened in 1821.

We also found Castile in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Castile.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castile. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/