Welcome to Castile ...

Castile is primarily located in Greene County<1>. A portion of Castile extends into Washington County.

The location of Castile has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castile, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Castile is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Castile: (724) and (874)<4>

Communities Also Named Castile ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Castile - they are located in New York and Ontario.

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

Communities near Castile ...

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

• Washington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Canonsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <5>
• Monessen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <5>
• California
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <5>
• Donora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
  • Donora is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <5>
• Monongahela
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
  • Monongahela is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <5>
• Charleroi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <5>
• Waynesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <5>
• Masontown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <5>
• Centerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castile ...

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

Adding Castile to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Castile 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 Castile was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Castile post office opened in 1849.

We also found Castile in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Castile.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/

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