Country United States County Reno FIPS code 20-11000 Elevation 448 m Local time Monday 5:22 AM | State Kansas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0473799 Area 140.4 km² Population 256 (2000) | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind S at 37 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Castleton is an unincorporated community in Reno County, Kansas, United States.
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Map of Castleton, KS 67501, USA
History
Castleton was a station and shipping point on the Hutchinson & Blackwell division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
The post office was established December 6, 1872, remained in operation until it was discontinued on June 28, 1957. In 1971, the post office building was moved to the Barton County Historical Society Museum and Village in Great Bend, Kansas.
In popular culture
Castleton was the setting for "Sevillinois, Illinois 1895" in the movie Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie filmed in 1952.
Notable people
References
Castleton, Kansas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA