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Welcome to Castle Heights ...

Castle Heights is located in Lonoke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Castle Heights: Castle Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Castle Heights is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Castle Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Castle Heights - they are located in Florida, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Castle Heights ...

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

  • North Little Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <3>
  • Jacksonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beebe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ward
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <3>
  • Vilonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Austin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
  • Lonoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlisle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <3>
  • McRae
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McRae have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • McRae is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 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 Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castle Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lonoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.