Welcome to Cascadia ...
Cascadia is located in Linn County<1>.
Cascadia was established in 1892.
Cascadia is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cascadia lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Cascadia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cascadia.
- Sweet Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <4>
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Foster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bryant City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant City
- Bryant City is located in Linn County
- Holley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blue River
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crawfordsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lacomb
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Finn Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Cascadia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cascadia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cascadia. 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 Cascadia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cascadia. See our Newspapers Page for Cascadia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cascadia ...
Looking for more information about Cascadia? 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 Cascadia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cascadia.
Adding Cascadia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cascadia 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 Cascadia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cascadia post office opened in 1898.
We also found Cascadia on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cascadia.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cascadia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | 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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |