Welcome to Castille ...

Castille is located in Acadia Parish<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Castille, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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<3>.

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

Castille lies within the (337) area code.

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.

• Lafayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Opelousas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelousas
  • Opelousas is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelousas <4>
• Youngsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <4>
• Broussard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <4>
• Crowley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <4>
• Carencro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
  • Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <4>
• Eunice
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
  • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <4>
• Scott
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <4>
• Breaux Bridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <4>
• Rayne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <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 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.<6>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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