Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Castleton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Castleton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Castleton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Castleton data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Castleton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Castleton is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Castleton. See our Misc Page for Castleton for more information.