Welcome to Green Castle ...

Green Castle is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Castle, 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 1870.

Green Castle is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Green Castle ...

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

Communities near Green Castle ...

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

• Edwardsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
• Collinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
• Glen Carbon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
  • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <4>
• Troy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Highland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
• Wood River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Wood River is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <4>
• Bethalto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethalto
  • Bethalto is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethalto <4>
• Maryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Maryville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <4>
• Greenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Bond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• East Alton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
  • East Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 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 Green Castle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Castle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Green Castle. 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 Green Castle.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Castle ...

Looking for more information about Green Castle? 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 Green Castle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Green Castle.

Adding Green Castle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green Castle in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Green Castle was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

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