Castleton, Kansas

Castleton is an unincorporated community in Reno County, Kansas, United States.

Castleton, Kansas
Township
KDOT map of Reno County (legend)
Castleton
Castleton
Coordinates: 37°52′4″N 97°58′9″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyReno
Elevation
1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code20-11000[1]
GNIS ID0473799[2]

History

Castleton was a station and shipping point on the Hutchinson & Blackwell division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[3]

The post office was established December 6, 1872, remained in operation until it was discontinued on June 28, 1957.[4] In 1971, the post office building was moved to the Barton County Historical Society Museum and Village in Great Bend, Kansas.[5]

Education

The community is served by Pretty Prairie USD 311 public school district. Castleton High School closed in 1954, the mascot was the Pirates, colors red & blue. Castleton Grade School closed in 1970, most students transferred to Pretty Prairie school district.

Castleton was the setting for "Sevillinois, Illinois 1895" in the movie Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie filmed in 1952.

Notable people

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 299.
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  5. "The village and its buildings". Barton County Historical Society. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Reno County, Kansas
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