Welcome to Castolon ...

So far, we found very little information about Castolon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Castolon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Castolon, please Contact Us.

Castolon was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Castolon would have been located within present day Brewster County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castolon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Castolon is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Castolon is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Castolon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Castolon was located: 432

Communities near Castolon ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Castolon.

Study Butte - Terlingua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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- Study Butte - Terlingua is located in Brewster County
Terlingua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Terlingua is located in Brewster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terlingua <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Terlingua
- From Castolon to Terlingua
Lajitas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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- Lajitas is located in Brewster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lajitas <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lajitas
- From Castolon to Lajitas

Adding Castolon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Castolon post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Castolon.

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 Castolon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brewster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castolon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/