Castle Rock, Minnesota

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Castle Rock
Castle Rock- from Student photo album - Paul Barney, Carleton College class of 1895. Northfield, Minnesota - DPLA - da7047dd55e434153a7cb5db5fdbcca0 (page 91) (cropped).jpg
Castle Rock, from Paul Barney, a Carleton student 1895 photo album
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Castle Rock
Location of the community of Castle Rock
within Castle Rock Township, Dakota County
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Castle Rock
Castle Rock (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°32′38″N93°09′09″W / 44.54389°N 93.15250°W / 44.54389; -93.15250
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Dakota County
Township Castle Rock Township
Elevation
938 ft (286 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55010
Area codes 651, 507
GNIS feature ID640969 [1]

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

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Geography

Castle Rock is 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 Castle rock, by Upton, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818 or 1824-after 1901 3.png
Stereoscopic image of Castle Rock by Benjamin Franklin Upton

The community is named for a local rock formation at the point where 275th Street and Cambodia Avenue join, on private property. The 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, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Dakota County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  167.