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Welcome to Cascade ...

Cascade is located in Coos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cascade, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Cascade is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cascade lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cascade: 603

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, Montana, Nebraska, 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.

  • Lancaster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gorham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Northumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Northumberland is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Milan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelburne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dummer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Stoneham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stoneham is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cascade, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Cascade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cascade post office opened in 1905. The Cascade post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cascade.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cascade - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/