THE HIGHFIELD-CASCADE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Sedimentary and Metasedimentary Ridges setting.
Highfield-Cascade CDP has 1.73 square miles of land in Washington County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Sedimentary and Metasedimentary Ridges, within Blue Ridge.
Forested ridges, plateaus and high mountains extend through the Blue Ridge. Elevation, rainfall and sheltered coves create marked differences in forest communities across short distances.
Regional context: Blue Ridge ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Highfield-Cascade and Washington County
Highfield-Cascade is associated with Washington County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Highfield-Cascade by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Highfield-Cascade, or 0% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points lower than the 2% recorded for Washington County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Highfield-Cascade CDP has 1.8 times the land area of nearby Fort Ritchie CDP (0.97 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

