Welcome to Castanea ...

Castanea is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castanea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Castanea is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Castanea is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

Websites for Castanea ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clintoncountyinfo.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Castanea, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Castanea ...

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

• Hughesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <4>
• Mill Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
  • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <4>
• Avis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
  • Avis is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <4>
• Millheim
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
• Howard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
• Beech Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
  • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <4>
• Loganton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
  • Loganton is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <4>
• Salladasburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
  • Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
• McElhattan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhattan
  • McElhattan is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McElhattan <4>
• Farrandsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
  • Farrandsville is located in Clinton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castanea ...

Looking for more information about Castanea? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Castanea, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Castanea.

Adding Castanea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Castanea 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 Castanea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Castanea post office opened in 1886.

We also found Castanea in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Castanea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/