Welcome to Castle Grove ...

Castle Grove is located in Jones County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castle Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Castle Grove: Castle Grv.

Castle Grove is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Castle Grove ...

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

• Anamosa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
  • Anamosa is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <4>
• Manchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Dyersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <4>
• Monticello
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Cascade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
• Central City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Springville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Earlville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <4>
• Alburnett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburnett
  • Alburnett is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alburnett <4>
• Coggon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggon
  • Coggon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coggon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Grove ...

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

Adding Castle Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Castle Grove post office opened in 1851.

We also found Castle Grove in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/