Welcome to Castilla ...
Castilla is located in Utah County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Castilla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Castilla is 4,920 feet [1,500 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Castilla is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Castilla lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Castilla: 801 & 385<3>
Communities near Castilla ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Castilla.
- Provo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Provo is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
- Former names for Provo:
- Fort Provo
- Fort Utah
- Provo has also been known as:
- Provo City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <4>
- Spanish Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
- Spanish Fork has also been known as:
- Spanish Fork City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <4>
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Payson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Payson is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
- Former names for Payson:
- Fort Peteetneet
- Pacen
- Peteetneet
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <4>
- Santaquin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elk Ridge is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
- Woodland Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Hills is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
- Genola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Genola is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 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 Castilla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castilla.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Castilla. 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 Castilla.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Castilla. See our Newspapers Page for Castilla.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castilla ...
Looking for more information about Castilla? 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 Castilla, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Castilla.
Adding Castilla to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Castilla 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 Castilla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Castilla post office opened in 1904. The Castilla post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Castilla.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Utah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castilla - 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 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Castilla area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Castilla 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |