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Welcome to Castor ...

Castor is located in Hill Country.

Castor is located in Mills County<1>.

Castor is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Castor: 325

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, Missouri, Pennsylvania 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.

  • San Saba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldthwaite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lometa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mullin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Center City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
  • Bozar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bozar is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
  • Star
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castor ...

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

Adding Castor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Castor 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 Castor was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Castor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Mills, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.