Welcome to Castle Fin ...

Castle Fin is located in Clark County<1>.

The location of Castle Fin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castle Fin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

Castle Fin is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Castle Fin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Castle Fin (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Castle Fin lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Castle Fin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Castle Fin - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Castle Fin.

Communities near Castle Fin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Castle Fin.

• Terre Haute
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Paris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Marshall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Casey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Martinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Ashmore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
  • Ashmore is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <4>
• Kansas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <4>
• Westfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Universal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
  • Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Castle Fin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castle Fin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Castle Fin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castle Fin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Fin. See our Newspapers Page for Castle Fin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Fin ...

Looking for more information about Castle Fin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Castle Fin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Castle Fin.

Adding Castle Fin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Castle Fin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Castle Fin was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Castle Fin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castle Fin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov