Welcome to Castolon ...
So far, we found very little information about Castolon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Castolon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Castolon, please Contact Us.
Castolon was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).
Castolon would have been located within present day Brewster County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Castolon, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Castolon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Castolon is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Castolon is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Castolon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Castolon still existed, it would have been in the (432) area code.
Communities near Castolon ...
We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Castolon.
- Study Butte - Terlingua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Study Butte - Terlingua
- Study Butte - Terlingua is located in Brewster County
- Terlingua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terlingua
- Terlingua is located in Brewster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terlingua <5>
- Lajitas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lajitas
- Lajitas is located in Brewster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lajitas <5>
Adding Castolon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Castolon 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 Castolon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Castolon post office opened in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Castolon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Castolon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brewster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castolon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |