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Welcome to Cascade ...

Cascade is located in La Plata County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cascade, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Cascade is 7,780 feet [2,371 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cascade is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Cascade: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Cascade ...

While we believe that this Cascade is located in La Plata County, we know of another 2 Colorado communities named Cascade. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chaffee and El Paso County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 30 communities that are also named Cascade - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cascade.

Communities near Cascade ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cascade.

  • Silverton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rico is located in Dolores County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <4>
  • Ophir
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <4>
  • Rockwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rockwood is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Graysill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Graysill is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
  • Hermosa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hermosa is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
  • Chattanooga ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
  • Howardsville ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Howardsville is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Vallecito
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ames ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ames is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames

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 Cascade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cascade.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cascade. 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 Cascade.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cascade. See our Newspapers Page for Cascade.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cascade ...

Looking for more information about Cascade? 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 Cascade, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cascade.

Adding Cascade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cascade 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 (so far) for Cascade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cascade post office opened in 1880. The Cascade post office closed in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cascade.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including La Plata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cascade - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Cascade area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Cascade area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/