Welcome to Castleton ...

Castleton is located in Reno County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Castleton is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Castleton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Castleton: (620)

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), Indiana, 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.

• Hutchinson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in Reno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchinson <4>
• Kingman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Kingman is located in Kingman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <4>
• South Hutchinson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hutchinson
  • South Hutchinson is located in Reno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hutchinson <4>
• Cheney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Cheney is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <4>
• Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • Haven is located in Reno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haven <4>
• Andale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andale
  • Andale is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andale <4>
• Burrton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
  • Burrton is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
• Mount Hope
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <4>
• Pretty Prairie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Prairie
  • Pretty Prairie is located in Reno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pretty Prairie <4>
• Arlington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Reno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Castleton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 1872.

We also found Castleton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Reno County: www.rngov.reno.ks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/