Welcome to New Castle ...

So far, we found very little information about New Castle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added New Castle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Castle, please Contact Us.

New Castle would have been located within present day Tazewell County<2>.

The location of New Castle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for New Castle is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where New Castle was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

New Castle would have been located in the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named New Castle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named New Castle: This one is located in Tazewell County and the other is located in Saline County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 19 communities that are also named New Castle - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (3), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near New Castle ...

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

• Peoria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <5>
• Pekin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <5>
• East Peoria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
  • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
  • Former name for East Peoria:
  • Hilton
• Washington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Morton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
• Bartonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
  • Bartonville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartonville <5>
• Peoria Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Heights
  • Peoria Heights is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria Heights <5>
• Eureka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
• Creve Coeur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
  • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
  • Former name for Creve Coeur:
  • Wesley City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <5>
• West Peoria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peoria
  • West Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Peoria <5>

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 New Castle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Castle.

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

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

Adding New Castle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 New Castle was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/

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