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Welcome to Cassville ...

Cassville is located in Howard County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Cassville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Cassville is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cassville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cassville lies within the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Cassville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cassville - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cassville ...

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

  • Kokomo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Kokomo is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <4>
  • Logansport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
  • Tipton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Greentown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
    • Greentown is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <4>
  • Galveston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
    • Galveston is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <4>
  • Converse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Russiaville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweetser
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetser
    • Sweetser is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,092 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetser <4>
  • Walton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cassville ...

Looking for more information about Cassville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cassville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cassville.

Adding Cassville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cassville 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 Cassville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cassville post office opened in 1854.

We also found Cassville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cassville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cassville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Howard County: www.co.howard.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cassville - 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/









 

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