Welcome to North Great Falls ...
So far, we found very little information about North Great Falls. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added North Great Falls to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with North Great Falls, please Contact Us.
North Great Falls would have been located within present day Cascade County<2>.
The location of North Great Falls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Great Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
A typical abbreviation for North Great Falls: N. Great Falls
While the community is gone, the present day location for North Great Falls is 3,530 feet [1,076 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of North Great Falls is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where North Great Falls was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
North Great Falls would have been located in the (406) area code.
Communities near North Great Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Great Falls.
- Belt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester 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 <5>
- Sun Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
- Stockett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockett
- Stockett is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockett <5>
- Ulm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Vaughn
(13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
- Floweree
(17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
- Eden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Cascade County
- 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 North Great Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Great Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Great Falls. 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 North Great Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Great Falls. See our Newspapers Page for North Great Falls.
Adding North Great Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Great Falls in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Great Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the North Great Falls post office opened in 1890.
We also found North Great Falls in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Great Falls.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Great Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Great Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |