Castle Fin, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Castle Fin is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois
, United States
. Castle Fin is 7 miles (11.3 km) 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
.
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Castle Fin is 7 miles (11.3 km) north-northwest of Marshall
Marshall, Illinois
Marshall is a city in Clark County, Illinois, United States, locatedabout west of Terre Haute, Indiana. The population was 3,771 at the 2000 census...
. The community was founded by Robert Wilson and platted
Plat
A plat in the U.S. is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Other English-speaking countries generally call such documents a cadastral map or plan....
in 1848. Wilson named Castle Fin after his hometown of Castle Finn in County Donegal
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.