Welcome to Portage ...

Portage is located in Cascade County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Portage, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Portage is 3,380 feet [1,030 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Portage is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Portage: (406)

Communities Also Named Portage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Portage - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Utah, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Portage ...

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

• Great Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
• Floweree
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• Black Eagle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
  • Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <4>
• Carter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Carter is located in Chouteau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <4>
• Countryside Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
  • Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
• Highwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Highwood is located in Chouteau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highwood <4>
• Manchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Cascade County
• Sand Coulee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Sun Prairie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Big Sag
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
  • Big Sag is located in Chouteau 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 Portage. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Portage.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portage ...

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

Adding Portage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Portage 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 Portage was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Portage in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Portage post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Portage.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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