Welcome to Green Castle ...

Green Castle is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Castle, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Green Castle is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Green Castle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Green Castle: This one is located in Jasper County and the other is located in Johnson County.

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

Communities near Green Castle ...

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

• Ankeny
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ankeny
  • From Green Castle to Ankeny
• Altoona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
• Newton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newton
  • From Green Castle to Newton
• Pleasant Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasant Hill
  • From Green Castle to Pleasant Hill
• Bondurant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
  • Bondurant is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <3>
• Mitchellville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <3>
• Colfax
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colfax
  • From Green Castle to Colfax
• Monroe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monroe
  • From Green Castle to Monroe
• Prairie City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Prairie City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prairie City
  • From Green Castle to Prairie City
• State Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
  • State Center is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <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 Green Castle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Castle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Castle ...

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

Adding Green Castle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green Castle 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 Green Castle was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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