Welcome to Castle Rock ...

Castle Rock is located in Butte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castle Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Castle Rock is 3,130 feet [954 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Castle Rock is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Castle Rock lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Castle Rock: 605

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), Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, 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 9 communities that are near Castle Rock.

• Newell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Newell is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <4>
• Hoover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Butte County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hoover
  • From Castle Rock to Hoover
• Nisland
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisland
  • Nisland is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisland <4>
• Redig
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redig
  • Redig is located in Harding County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redig <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redig
  • From Castle Rock to Redig
• Vale
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
  • Vale is located in Butte County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vale
  • From Castle Rock to Vale
• Fruitdale
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
  • Fruitdale is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitdale <4>
• Mud Butte
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Butte
  • Mud Butte is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mud Butte <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mud Butte
  • From Castle Rock to Mud Butte
• Belle Fourche
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
  • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <4>
• Zeona
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeona
  • Zeona is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeona <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zeona
  • From Castle Rock to Zeona

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Rock ...

Looking for more information about Castle Rock? 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 Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

X2X - 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 ...

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/