Castle Fin, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Castle Fin, Illinois
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Illinois#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clark
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:630
Coordinates:39.47°N -87.7333°W
Area Code:217
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:422534

Castle Fin is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States. Castle Fin is 7miles north-northwest of Marshall. The community was founded by Robert Wilson and platted in 1848. Wilson named Castle Fin after his hometown of Castle Finn in County Donegal, Ireland.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20081007033118/http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/clark/communities/castle_fin.html Genealogy Trails - Castle Fin, Clark County, Illinois