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Cascade County, Montana

153 topographic sheets cover 73 settlements here, and 43 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

43 National Register listings published here, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Montana within the United States
Cascade County within Montana

What the record shows

  • 1,086 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 43 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 22 buildings, 15 districts, 4 structures and 2 sites.
  • 3 of the 43 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 73 populated places in this county; 73 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

43

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
J. C. Adam's Stone Barnbuilding197979001399
Albright Historic Districtdistrict2025100012017
Arvon Blockbuilding199191001446
Baatz Blockbuilding2024100010108
Belt Commercial Historic Districtdistrict200404001380
Belt Jailbuilding198080002400
Cascade County Courthousebuilding198080002401
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Passenger Depotbuilding198888001119
Timothy Edwards Collins Mansionbuilding198080002402
East Side Neighborhood Historic Districtdistrict201616000185
First United Methodist Church Parsonagebuilding200303001329
Lee M. Ford Housebuilding199090001215
Fort Shaw Historic District and Cemeterydistrict198585000065
Fort Shaw Historic District and Cemeterydistrict198585000065
Franklin Schoolbuilding2025100012075
Great Falls Central Business Historic Districtdistrict200404000374
Great Falls Central High Schoolbuilding197676001120
Great Falls High School Historic Districtdistrict201313000097
Great Falls Northside Residential Historic Districtdistrict199191000355
Great Falls Portagedistrict196666000429
Great Falls Railroad Historic Districtdistrict199393000038
Great Falls West Bank Historic Districtdistrict201010000587
Hardy Bridgestructure201009001180
Margaret Blockbuilding198484002447
Masonic Templebuilding200000001568
Monarch Depot Historic Districtdistrict2020100005745
Mullan Roadsite197575001080
Neihart Schoolbuilding200303000089
Northern Montana State Fairground Historic Districtdistrict198988003143
Old U.S. Highway 91 Historic Districtdistrict201313000624
Harry E. Randall Housebuilding198686000583
Roberts Buildingbuilding198585002165
Charles M. Russell House and Studiobuilding196666000430
Charlie and Nancy Russell Honeymoon Cabinbuilding200505001408
St. Peter's Mission Church and Cemeterybuilding198484002452
Tenth Street Bridgestructure199696000480
Tenth Street Bridgestructure199696000480
Tower Rocksite200202000213
US Post Office and Courthouse-Great Fallsbuilding198686000681
Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding200303000924
Ursuline Academybuilding199191001447
Robert Vaughn Homesteaddistrict198282003160
O.S. Warden Bridgestructure201212000168

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

377 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 377 of them, burning about 29,686 acres. 136 started naturally and 2 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural136
Missing data/not specified/undetermined110
Equipment and vehicle use35
Debris and open burning24
Power generation/transmission/distribution20
Recreation and ceremony18
Fireworks18
Smoking4
Other causes4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Arson/incendiarism2
Firearms and explosives use1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined7,000 acresCentral Land OfficeSTUCKEY RD MA
26 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined5,662 acresCentral Land OfficeVINEYARD 2
22 July 2012Natural3,176 acresCentral Land OfficeMISSION ROAD
24 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,500 acresCentral Land OfficeSAND COULEE
3 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minor1,684 acresHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestMONARCH
18 July 2007Natural1,527 acresCentral Land OfficeNOVAK
10 October 1996Equipment and vehicle use1,100 acresCentral Land OfficeCASCADE BUTTE
10 August 2006Natural1,000 acresCentral Land OfficeSQUARE BUTTE

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1955 to 2025

60 of 620 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 620 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 3 injuries and about $2,039,130 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind274
Hail253
Heavy Rain37
Flash Flood15
Flood15
Tornado12
Funnel Cloud8
Lightning4
Wildfire1
High Wind1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2023FloodArmington2 killed, $60,000BTCM8, Belt Creek near Monarch, crested at 6.79 feet on May 17th. Water levels resulted in strong currents that claimed the lives of two men visiting from Canada. The two men went into the fast moving water to retrieve their dog. The dog made it to shore, but the two men were pulled downstream and ultimately drowned. Water levels also flooded a portion of Sluice Boxes State Park's entrance parking lot as well as fields and yards from Sluice Boxes northward to Armington. A house in Neihart was flooded near the area were O'Brien Creek enters Belt Creek.
June 2004LightningGreat Falls1 hurt, $10,000no account filed
August 2004HailGreat Falls1 hurtno account filed
July 1990Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
May 1994Thunderstorm WindNeihart$500,000Many Pines campground was damaged by a strong downburst.,
June 2003Flash FloodSandcoulee$250,000no account filed
July 1978Tornadonot stated$250,000no account filed
July 1978Tornadonot stated$250,000no account filed
July 1978Tornadonot stated$250,000no account filed
June 1977Tornadonot stated$250,000no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindSun River$60,000no account filed
June 2023Flash FloodFields$50,000Water and debris rushed across several areas of Wilson Butte Road resulted in damage and impacts. Water flowed out of the rockier boulder terrain on the east side of the road, crossed the road with water depth being 2 to 3 feet deep at times. Water and debris entered at least two homes. One culvert was completely washed out with drainage pipes unearthed. Some wheat crops were flattened. NWS Employee that lives along the road had water enter their basement. Wilson Butte Road was impassable for approximately an hour.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindGreat Falls$30,000Roof torn off mobile home...trailer tipped over...power outages.
July 1998Tornado (F1)Vaughn$28,0001 INCH HAIL
July 1988Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
August 2019LightningGreat Falls$10,000Great Falls Fire department reported a structure fire caused by lightning striking a tree and adjacent house. The department received the report shortly after 10 AM. The timing of the lightning strike was determined by the lightning detection network. Also, the property damage cost was estimated.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindManchester$5,000no account filed
April 2008Thunderstorm WindFt Shaw$3,000Gust of wind out ahead of a thunderstorm produced concentrated area of damage at a farm. Large aluminum trailer was flipped over. Metal sheeting from roof of lean-to structure was lifted and carried 50 yards. All debris carried off toward the northeast.
June 1961Tornadonot stated$2,500no account filed
June 2004HailUlm$2,000no account filed
June 1996HailSimms$1,600no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm Wind(Gtf)Great Falls Arpt$1,000Corrects previous non-thunderstorm wind dmg report from 2 SW Great Falls to Thunderstorm Wind Dmg. Large conifer tree snapped and down on Cherry Dr in Fox Farm area.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindVaughn$1,000no account filed
June 1958Tornadonot stated$30no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindGreat Falls-A 63 mph wind gust measured at a ambient weather station on NW side of Great Falls.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindGreat Falls-A 65 mph gust measured at Ambient weather station on west side of Great Falls.
May 2025Thunderstorm Wind(Gtf)Great Falls Arpt-A 68 mph gust measured at NWS Great Falls (corrected from Non-Tstm Gust to Tstm gust).
May 2025Thunderstorm WindGreat Falls-A 63 mph gust at Ambient weather station.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindGreat Falls-A 59 mph gust at ambient weather station (corrected from Non-Tstm Gust to Tstm gust).
May 2025Thunderstorm WindGreat Falls-A 58 mph gust at Ambient weather station (corrected from Non-Tstm Gust to Tstm gust).
June 2025Thunderstorm WindGreat Falls-Ambient weather sensor in northern Cascade county measured a 59 mph gust.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindUlm-AWOS station K1IM India measured the gust.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindFt Shaw-MT mesonet station Sun River SE.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindRainbow-Ambient weather station. Sustained winds were 55 mph at the time of observation.
August 2025Thunderstorm Wind(Gtf)Great Falls Arpt-Asos station Kgtf Great Falls Airport.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindGreat Falls-Ambient weather station north of Great Falls.
June 2025HailAshuelot-Mping report of quarter sized hail.
June 2025HailAshuelot-Quarter size hail reported by member of the public.
June 2025HailGreat Falls-Quarter size hail reported. Damage to vehicles and RV reported as well.
June 2025HailGreat Falls-Public report with image of quarter sized hail next to a quarter for reference.
June 2025HailGreat Falls-Quarter sized hail reported.
June 2025HailPortage-Trained spotter reports quarter size hail along with 30 to 50 mph winds along highway 87 north of the Republic Services Landfill and south of Dent Bridge Road.
June 2025HailGreat Falls-Social media report of three quarter of an inch to an inch sized hail.
June 2025HailGreat Falls-Social media report of 1 inch hail. Time and location estimated.
June 2025HailGreat Falls-Quarter sized hail reported.
June 2025HailPortage-Trained spotter reports quarter size to slightly larger than quarter size hail.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindGreat Falls-Ambient weather station measured gust.
July 2025HailCampsite-Corrects previous hail report from 9 WNW Monarch. Facebook report of 1 inch hail in Tiger Butte.
July 2025HailCampsite-Facebook report of 1 inch hail in Tiger Butte.
July 2025HailGreat Falls-Public reported 1 inch hail. Time of report estimated via radar.
July 2025Flash Flood(Gtf)Great Falls Arpt-There was a report of 6 inches of flowing water in the street in northwest Great Falls. Garbage cans floating down the street. There was another report of water covering 15th Street North in Black Eagle. No specific damages or injuries were reported from the flooding.
December 2025Thunderstorm Wind(Gtf)Great Falls Arpt-RSOIS equipment at wfo Great Falls measured a 62 mph gust associated with a convective shower.
December 2025Thunderstorm Wind(Gtf)Great Falls Arpt-ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport. A few lighting strikes developed south of town after the initial gust blew through.
June 2024HailSalem-Time and location estimated. Hail stones between 1 and 1.5 inches were observed.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGreat Falls-A gust of 70 mph was measured north of Great Falls. Location is estimated.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindUlm-AWOS station K1IM India measured a severe gust.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindUlm-Ambient Weather Sensor measured gust.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindEden-Mesonet station FW1843 measured a severe gust 10 miles WSW of Stockett.
August 2024Thunderstorm Wind(Gtf)Great Falls Arpt-ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured a sever gust.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindSun River-Ambient weather sensor measured a severe gust.

Mines and quarries

134 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 134 workings inside this county. 10 still produce and 124 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Silver52
Lead21
Gold10
Lead, Zinc10
Sand and Gravel, Construction10
Zinc, Lead9
Iron7
Silver, Lead, Zinc6
Gypsum-Anhydrite6
Zinc, Silver6
Lead, Zinc, Silver5
Gold, Copper4
Silver, Lead4
Clay4

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Albright DepositLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Albright GroupGold, IronProspect
Belt ClaySilica, Iron, Aluminum, Water, FreePast Producer1905
Big BenSilver, MolybdenumOccurrence1922
Big Ben MolybdenumMolybdenum, Copper, Tungsten, LeadOccurrence1922
Big Seven MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, ZincPast Producer1892
BlackbirdSilver, Gold, Zinc, LeadPast Producer1890
Boss MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, IronPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite
Broadwater MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, GoldPast Producer1881, 1886
Cascade QuarryStoneProducer
Dacotah MineLead, Zinc, Silver, GoldPast Producer1883, 1891
Harner & Davis ProspectLead, Manganese, Silver, ZincProspect
HegenerMolybdenum, Lead, Copper, SilverOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
Hegener GroupSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
IngersollSilver, Lead, Zinc, GoldPast Producer1888
Iron MountainZinc, Silver, IronProspect
Lexington MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, MolybdenumPast Producer1891
Lexington MineCopper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, MolybdenumPast Producer1891
Lucky Boy PegmatiteMicaProspect
Monarch Stone QuarryStone, DimensionUnknown
NeihartSilver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc, MolybdenumProducerAntimony, Arsenic, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Ponderosa MineSilver, Copper, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Queen of the Hills MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Barium-BaritePast Producer1881
RochesterZinc, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Ruth Mary and FitzpatrickSilver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, GoldPast Producer
Silver Dyke MineLead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, GoldPast Producer1875, 1921
Thorson Hoover CreekSilicaOccurrence
Benton MineZinc, Silver, Lead, GoldPast Producer1891
Big Ben DepositsMolybdenumProspect1922
Big Snowy ClaimSilver, Lead, GoldOccurrence
Big Snowy MineSilver, Lead, GoldUnknown
Bull of the Woods MineSilver, Gold, LeadPast Producer
Eighty EightSilver, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Florence MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer1886, 1893
Graham & HollowbushSilver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
HartleyZinc, Silver, Lead, GoldPast Producer1883, 1901
IxlSilver, Gold, LeadPast Producer
LizzieSilver, Lead, Gold, ZincPast Producer
LuckystrikeLead, Silver, GoldUnknown
New Alicia & New Rodwell ClaimsSilver, Zinc, Lead, CopperProspect1923
NilsonSilver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Silver BeltSilver, Lead, Gold, ZincPast Producer
Star GroupSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer1925
Titanium OccurrenceIron, REE, TitaniumOccurrence
Titanium OccurrenceIron, Titanium, REEOccurrence
Titanium-Iron OccurrenceIron, REE, TitaniumOccurrence
Titanium-Iron OccurrenceIron, Titanium, REEOccurrence
VenusZinc, LeadOccurrence
(Facility) Great Falls RefineryCopper, SilverPlant
Black DiamondSilver, Zinc, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Boss MineGold, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Compromise ClaimLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
CopesLead, Silver, ZincProspect
Equator MineLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Evening StarZinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Fairplay MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Florence MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, CopperPast Producer1886, 1893
GavanderSilver, Zinc, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Great Falls BentoniteBentoniteUnknown
Minute Man GroupCopper, Lead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Morning Star MineGold, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Unnamed LocationBentoniteOccurrence
Unnamed LocationBentoniteOccurrence
Broken HillGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Dacotah MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1883, 1891
Dakotah MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, CopperPast Producer1883
Hartley MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1883, 1901
Treasurelite Shale MineClayProspect
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence
Cornucopia Mining GroupGold, Lead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Boss and Atlantus ClaimsSilver, Lead, Zinc, GoldPast Producer1884, 1956
CompromiseLead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
CowboyLead, Zinc, SilverProspect
Dawn and FosterLead, Zinc, SilverProspect
East Bench DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Florence MineSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer1886, 1893
Fred Remmington PropertyGypsum-AnhydriteProspect
Galt-QueenLead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer1881
Goodman DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
HatchetLead, Zinc, SilverProspect
Riceville Gypsum DepositGypsum-AnhydriteProspect
SavageLead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer1885
Unnamed LocationGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Great Falls Slag DumpIronUnknown
Hurricane and TornadoIronOccurrence1887
Sand Coulee ItIronUnknown
Bon Ton-FairplaySilver, Zinc, LeadProspect
BroadwaterSilver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Champion BSilver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Double X XxSilver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Queen of the HillsSilver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
ShermanSilver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Silver BellSilver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Tom HendricksSilver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Whippoorwill MineSilver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Boss MineSilver, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Concentrated and MonarchSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
CumberlandSilver, Lead, ZincProspect
EurekaSilver, GoldPast Producer
Flood PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
FriscoSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Hoover Creek QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
JohannesburgGoldOccurrence
Johnson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kraus PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
LeroyGoldPast Producer
Maud S.Silver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Missouri River Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Montana Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Moulton MineSilver, Lead, ZincProducer1882, 1895
Mountain ChiefSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Richem PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
RippleSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Rock CreekSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Savoy QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Silver HornGold, SilverOccurrence
Spotted HorseGold, SilverProspect
Star Fraction MineSilver, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Vaughn Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Zook No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
BlizzardSilver, LeadPast Producer
Hidden TreasureSilver, LeadPast Producer
LondonSilver, LeadPast Producer
Mogul Lode MineSilver, LeadUnknown
NevadaSilver, LeadUnknown
PeabodySilver, LeadPast Producer1888
Pride of the WestLead, SilverUnknown
Star MineSilver, LeadProspect
Sunshine MineSilver, LeadOccurrence
Spoofer MineSilverPast Producer
Star MillSilverPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

73

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Cascade County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.