Castleton, Kansas

Castleton, Kansas
Township
Coordinates: 37°51′44″N 97°57′6″W / 37.86222°N 97.95167°W / 37.86222; -97.95167Coordinates: 37°51′44″N 97°57′6″W / 37.86222°N 97.95167°W / 37.86222; -97.95167
Country United States
State Kansas
County Reno
Area
 • Total 54.2 sq mi (140.4 km2)
 • Land 54.2 sq mi (140.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,470 ft (448 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 256
 • Density 4.7/sq mi (1.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 20-11000[1]
GNIS feature ID 0473799[2]

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

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]

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

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. 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. p. 299.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "The village and its buildings". Barton County Historical Society. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

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