Welcome to Green Castle ...

Green Castle is located in Madison 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 on a map dated 1870.

Green Castle is 550 feet [168 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 ...

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.

• Edwardsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <3>
• Collinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>
• Glen Carbon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <3>
• Troy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
• Highland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Highland is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
• Wood River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Wood River is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <3>
• Bethalto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bethalto is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethalto
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethalto <3>
• Maryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maryville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <3>
• Greenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Greenville is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• East Alton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • East Alton is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 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 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 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 (so far) for Green Castle was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

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