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Welcome to Castille ...

Castille is located in Acadia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castille, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Castille is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Castille: 337

Communities Also Named Castille ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Castille: This one is located in Acadia Parish and the other is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.

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

Communities near Castille ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castille ...

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

Adding Castille to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Castille 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 Castille was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Castille post office opened in 1902.

We also found Castille on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Castille.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Acadia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castille - 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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/