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Welcome to Caston ...

Caston is located in Le Flore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Caston is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Caston: 918 & 539<3>

Communities near Caston ...

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

  • Poteau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Heavener
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Panama
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Talihina
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Wister
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shady Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Howe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Howe is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <4>
  • McCurtain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bokoshe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Red Oak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caston ...

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

Adding Caston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caston 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 (so far) for Caston was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Le Flore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Caston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Caston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.