Welcome to Castle Hill ...

Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County<1>.

The location of Castle Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castle Hill, 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 1956.

Castle Hill is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Castle Hill lies within the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Castle Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Castle Hill - they are located in Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Virginia.

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

Communities near Castle Hill ...

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

• Waterloo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Waverly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Evansdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <4>
• Jesup
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <4>
• Hudson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• La Porte City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte City
  • La Porte City is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte City <4>
• Parkersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Denver
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>
• Reinbeck
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
  • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <4>
• Shell Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
  • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castle Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Hill ...

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

Adding Castle Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Castle Hill 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 Castle Hill was on a map titled Road Map for Iowa (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Black Hawk County: www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/

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