Welcome to Greencastle ...

Greencastle is located in Fairfield County<1>.

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

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

Greencastle is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Greencastle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Greencastle: (740)

Communities Also Named Greencastle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Greencastle - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Greencastle ...

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

• Columbus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Grove City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
• Lancaster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Reynoldsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <4>
• Gahanna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <4>
• Pickerington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <4>
• Whitehall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Pataskala
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <4>
• Circleville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
• Bexley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Bexley is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bexley <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 Greencastle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greencastle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greencastle ...

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

Adding Greencastle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Greencastle on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greencastle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fairfield County: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/