Welcome to Cascade ...

The town of Cascade is located in Cascade County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cascade, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cascade has a population of 680 people<3> (see below for details).

Cascade is 3,410 feet [1,039 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Cascade is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Cascade is within the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cascade had an population of 680 people. This is a decrease of 0.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cascade had a population of 685 people. This makes Cascade the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cascade represents 0.07% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 72nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 685 people, the population of Cascade decreased 16.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 819 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cascade.

Communities Also Named Cascade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Cascade - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Missouri, 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.

• Mid Canon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon
  • Mid Canon is located in Cascade County
• Ulm
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Fort Shaw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shaw
  • Fort Shaw is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Shaw <5>
• Craig
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Craig is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <5>
• Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
  • Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
  • Dearborn City
  • Dearborn
• Simms
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
  • Simms is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <5>
• Sun River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
  • Sun River is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <5>
• Eden
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Cascade County
• Sun Prairie
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Vaughn
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
  • Vaughn is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughn <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cascade, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Cascade was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cascade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cascade. 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/