Castleton, Kansas

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Reno County, Kansas}}

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Castleton is an unincorporated community in Reno County, Kansas, United States. It is located northeast of Pretty Prairie between Castleton Road and North Fork Ninnescah River.

History

Castleton was a station and shipping point on the Hutchinson & Blackwell division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C/page/n295 299]}} It was originally platted by Clinton C. Hutchinson around 1871.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

The post office was established December 6, 1872, remained in operation until it was discontinued on June 28, 1957.{{cite web | url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:1/county:RN | title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 | publisher=Kansas Historical Society | accessdate=22 June 2014}} In 1971, the post office building was moved to the Barton County Historical Society Museum and Village in Great Bend, Kansas.{{cite web | url=http://bartoncountymuseum.org/buildings.html | title=The village and its buildings | publisher=Barton County Historical Society | accessdate=22 June 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140622222336/http://bartoncountymuseum.org/buildings.html | archivedate=22 June 2014 }}

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.

In popular culture

Castleton was the setting for "Sevillinois, Illinois 1895" in the movie Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie filmed in 1952.{{cn|date=September 2023}}

Notable people

Larry Foss, former MLB pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets.

References

External links

Reno County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/reno.PDF Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT

Category:Geography of Reno County, Kansas

Category:1872 establishments in Kansas

Category:Populated places established in 1872