Welcome to Castlewood ...

Castlewood is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castlewood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Castlewood is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Castlewood is located in the (276) area code.

The ZIP code for Castlewood: 24224<3>

Communities Also Named Castlewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Castlewood - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Castlewood ...

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

• Norton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <5>
• Lebanon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Wise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <5>
• Coeburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <5>
• Honaker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <5>
• Nickelsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelsville
  • Nickelsville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickelsville <5>
• Dungannon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
  • Dungannon is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
• Clinchco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <5>
• Cleveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
• Dickensonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
  • Dickensonville is located in Russell County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castlewood ...

Looking for more information about Castlewood? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Castlewood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Castlewood.

Adding Castlewood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Castlewood 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 Castlewood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Castlewood post office opened in 1892.

We also found Castlewood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Castlewood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/