Cascade, Missouri Explained

Cascade
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Missouri
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wayne
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:525
Coordinates:37.2994°N -90.2692°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:old 63632 closed in 2004 or 05
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:715465

Cascade is an unincorporated community in northeastern Wayne County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route M, approximately eighteen miles west of Marble Hill. The community is on Little Creek, just south of Big Creek. The community of Gravelton is one mile to the east of Cascade on Big Creek.[1]

History

A post office called Cascade was in operation from 1910 until 2005 at its closing.[2] The community was named for a series of waterfalls near the original town site.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57,
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 1 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071734/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_wayne.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . January 1, 2017 .