Welcome to Castleton ...

The town of Castleton is located in Marion County<1>.

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

Castleton was established in 1843.

The community of Castleton is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Castleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Castleton - they are located in Colorado, Illinois (2), Kansas, Maryland, New York, Ontario, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Castleton ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
• Carmel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
• Fishers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
• Noblesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <4>
• Lawrence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Westfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Zionsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
• Brownsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Greenfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Avon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castleton ...

Looking for more information about Castleton? 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 Castleton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Castleton.

Adding Castleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Castleton 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 Castleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Castleton post office opened in 1853.

We also found Castleton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Castleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov