Castleton, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Castleton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67501. It stands on Red Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Castleton quadrangle. 256 people lived here at the 2000 count. It stands 1,470 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Cheney quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1891 USGS Cheney quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Cheney quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Castleton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Castleton between 2015 and 2020, burning about 213 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 75 |
| 26 June 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 55 |
| 8 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 56 |
| 7 April 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 53 |
| 4 April 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 51 |
| 4 April 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 52 |
| 23 April 2020 | Natural | 15 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 10 April 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 140 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 58 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Castleton in 23 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 13 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton | $500 | A road sign as well as a few tree limbs were downed. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton | - | A semi was blown over near K14 and Parallel Road. A separate vehicle was also damaged. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton | - | A semi truck and trailer were blown over. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton | - | Nickel sized hail was also reported. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton | - | Heavy rains were also reported. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton | - | Reported by a trained spotter. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton | - | Relayed by the Emergency Management office. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Castleton | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton | - | AGTAP RN406. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton | - | No dollar estimate available. However, the 52kt winds were accompanied by pea-sized hail that damaged approximately 75,000 acres of wheat resulting in potential losses reaching 25 million bushels. (See 1444 entry for 4NE Partridge). |
| July 2013 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Castleton | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlow | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pretty Prairie | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cruppers Corner | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Elmer | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Yoder | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Partridge | 9.5 miles | 13 | |
| Whiteside | 9.9 miles | 16 | |
| Haven | 10.1 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Castleton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5050620 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 473798. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







