Welcome to Castle Rock ...
So far, we found very little information about Castle Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Castle Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Castle Rock, please Contact Us.
Castle Rock would have been located within present day Rosebud County<2>.
The location of Castle Rock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Castle Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Castle Rock is 3,510 feet [1,070 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Castle Rock is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Castle Rock was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Castle Rock was located: 406
Communities Also Named Castle Rock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Castle Rock - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Castle Rock.
Communities near Castle Rock ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Castle Rock.
- Colstrip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colstrip
- Colstrip is located in Rosebud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colstrip <5>
- Muddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Lame Deer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lame Deer
- Lame Deer is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lame Deer <5>
- Busby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Busby is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Busby <5>
- Forsyth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Forsyth is located in Rosebud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <5>
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 Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castle Rock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Castle Rock. 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 Rock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Castle Rock.
Adding Castle Rock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Castle Rock 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 Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Castle Rock post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Castle Rock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Castle Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Rosebud, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |