Welcome to Fincastle ...

Fincastle is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fincastle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Fincastle is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fincastle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fincastle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fincastle - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Fincastle ...

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

• Hillsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
• Mount Orab
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
  • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <3>
• West Union
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <3>
• Bethel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
• Williamsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
• Peebles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
  • Peebles is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <3>
• Ripley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
• Lynchburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
• Sardinia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
  • Sardinia is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fincastle ...

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

Adding Fincastle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fincastle 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 Fincastle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fincastle post office opened in 1836.

We also found Fincastle in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fincastle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/