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Welcome to Castle ...

Castle is located in Martin County<1>.

Castle is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Castle and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Castle: 606

Communities Also Named Castle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Castle: This one is located in Martin County and the other is located in Lawrence County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 12 communities that are also named Castle - they are located in California (2), Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New York, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah.

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

Communities near Castle ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Prestonsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fort Gay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Kermit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
  • Warfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blaine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Debord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Peach Orchard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
  • Patrick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Patrick is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle ...

Looking for more information about Castle? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Castle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Martin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.