Welcome to Castor ...
So far, we found very little information about Castor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Castor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Castor, please Contact Us.
Castor would have been located within present day Bollinger County<2>.
The location of Castor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Castor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Castor is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Castor was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Castor would have been located in the (573) area code.
Communities Also Named Castor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Castor - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Castor.
Communities near Castor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Castor.
- Dexter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <5>
- Chaffee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Chaffee is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <5>
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <5>
- Marble Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <5>
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <5>
- Oran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Oran is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <5>
- Puxico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puxico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puxico
- Puxico is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puxico <5>
- Essex
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Bell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
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 Castor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Castor. 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 Castor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Castor. See our Newspapers Page for Castor.
Adding Castor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Castor in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Castor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Castor post office opened in 1855.
We also found Castor in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Castor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Castor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Bollinger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |