Welcome to Black Eagle ...

Black Eagle is located in Cascade County<1>.

The location of Black Eagle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Eagle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Black Eagle is 3,370 feet [1,027 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Black Eagle is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Black Eagle: (406)

Communities Also Named Black Eagle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Black Eagle - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Black Eagle ...

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

• Belt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
  • Belt is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <4>
• Manchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Cascade County
• Sun Prairie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
  • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
• Sand Coulee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Coulee
  • Sand Coulee is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Coulee <4>
• Stockett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockett
  • Stockett is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockett <4>
• Ulm
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
  • Ulm is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulm <4>
• Vaughn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
  • Vaughn is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughn <4>
• Eden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Cascade County
• Floweree
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floweree
  • Floweree is located in Chouteau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floweree <4>
• Armington
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
  • Armington is located in Cascade County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Eagle ...

Looking for more information about Black Eagle? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Black Eagle, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Black Eagle.

Adding Black Eagle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Eagle 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 for Black Eagle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Black Eagle post office opened in 1917.

We also found Black Eagle on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Eagle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Eagle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/