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Welcome to Castle Gardens ...

Castle Gardens is located in Merced County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Castle Gardens: Castle Gdns. (or less commonly used: Castle Gardns., Castle Grdens. or Castle Grdns.)

Castle Gardens is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Castle Gardens lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Castle Gardens: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Castle Gardens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Castle Gardens - they are located in Florida and Quebec.

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

Communities near Castle Gardens ...

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

  • Merced
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Turlock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
    • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <4>
  • Livingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Amsterdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
  • Arundel ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arundel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
    • Arundel is located in Merced County
  • Cressey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ballico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuttle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
    • Tuttle is located in Merced County
  • Delhi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Snelling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Castle Gardens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castle Gardens.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Castle Gardens. 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 Castle Gardens.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Gardens. See our Newspapers Page for Castle Gardens.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Gardens ...

Looking for more information about Castle Gardens? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Castle Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Castle Gardens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Castle Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Castle Gardens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.