Castle Rock, Minnesota

Castle Rock is an unincorporated community in Castle Rock Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.

Castle Rock
Unincorporated community
Castle Rock
Location of the community of Castle Rock
within Castle Rock Township, Dakota County
Castle Rock
Castle Rock (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°32′38″N 93°09′09″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyDakota County
TownshipCastle Rock Township
Elevation
938 ft (286 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55010
Area code(s)651, 507
GNIS feature ID640969[1]

Geography

Castle Rock is located 7 miles (11 km) north of Northfield. Nearby places also include Farmington and Randolph. State Highway 3 (MN 3) is nearby.

Nomenclature
Stereoscopic image of Castle Rock by Benjamin Franklin Upton

The community is named for a local rock formation. The rock formation is located at the point where 275th Street and Cambodia Avenue join, on private property. The rock formation, known to Dakota Native Americans as Inyan Bosdata or "Rock Standing on End" was also the namesake of the nearby Inyan Bosdata Wakpa, known today as the Cannon River.

History

A post office called Castle Rock was first established in 1858.[2] The community took its name from Castle Rock Township.[3]

Education

The community has a school, Prairie Creek Community School.

See also

References
  1. "Castle Rock, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Dakota County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 167.



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