Welcome to Cass ...

So far, we found very little information about Cass. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cass to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cass, please Contact Us.

Cass would have been located within present day Cass County<2>.

The location of Cass has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cass, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cass is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Cass was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Cass still existed, it would have been in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Cass ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Cass - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, New York, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cass.

Communities near Cass ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cass.

• Jacksonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
• Beardstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
  • Beardstown is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <5>
• South Jacksonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
  • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
• Rushville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <5>
• Virginia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
  • Virginia is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <5>
• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Astoria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <5>
• Meredosia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredosia
  • Meredosia is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredosia <5>
• Pleasant Plains
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <5>
• Chandlerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <5>

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 Cass. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cass.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cass. 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 Cass.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cass. See our Newspapers Page for Cass.

Adding Cass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cass 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 Cass was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cass on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cass.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov