Castleton, Virginia

Castleton
A view from the entrance of the Castleton Festival
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Castleton, Virginia (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°36′21.44″N 78°6′24″W / 38.6059556°N 78.10667°W / 38.6059556; -78.10667
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyRappahannock
Elevation
607 ft (185 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
22716
Area code540
GNIS feature ID1492725

Castleton is an unincorporated community in Rappahannock County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located northwest of Culpeper.

Castleton
Location of Castleton within Rappahannock County

Culture

Maestro Lorin Maazel maintained a 600-acre (2.4 km2) estate in Castleton, and made it the focus of the Castleton Festival every summer.

The George L. Carder House and Scrabble School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.