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Welcome to Black Eagle ...

Black Eagle is located in Cascade County<1>.

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.<2> 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

Area Code for Black Eagle: 406

The ZIP code for Black Eagle: 59414<3>

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)
    • Belt is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • 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)
    • Manchester is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Sun Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
  • Sand Coulee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vaughn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Eden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Eden is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Floweree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Armington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Armington is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington

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 (so far) 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. The Black Eagle post office closed in 1972.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Cascade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Eagle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Black Eagle). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Black Eagle or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/