Castleton, Virginia

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

Castleton
Town
A view from the entrance of the Castleton Festival
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Coordinates: 38°36′21.44″N 78°6′24″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Rappahannock
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22716
Area code	540
GNIS feature ID	1492725

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

• Lorin Maazel (1930–2014); conductor, violinist and composer
• Dietlinde Turban (*1957); actress and wife of Maazel