Welcome to Cassel ...

Cassel is located in Shasta County<1>.

Cassel was established in 1880s.

Cassel is 3,190 feet [972 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cassel is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Cassel lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cassel: 530

The ZIP code for Cassel: 96016<3>

Going back to its beginning, Cassel was originally named Fiddletown. For more information about the names of Cassel, see The Names of Cassel on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Cassel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cassel - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Cassel ...

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

• Burney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
  • Burney is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burney <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burney
  • From Cassel to Burney
• Hat Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
  • Hat Creek is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hat Creek <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hat Creek
  • From Cassel to Hat Creek
• Fall River Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Mills
  • Fall River Mills is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River Mills <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fall River Mills
  • From Cassel to Fall River Mills
• Cayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton
  • Cayton is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cayton
  • From Cassel to Cayton
• Glenburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
  • Former names for Glenburn:
  • Burgettville
  • Swasey
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glenburn
  • From Cassel to Glenburn
• Alfa ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
  • Alfa is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alfa
  • From Cassel to Alfa
• McArthur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to McArthur
  • From Cassel to McArthur
• Dana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dana is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dana
  • From Cassel to Dana
• Hatchet Mountain ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatchet Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Mountain
  • Hatchet Mountain is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hatchet Mountain
  • From Cassel to Hatchet Mountain
• Pittville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
  • Pittville is located in Lassen County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cassel ...

Looking for more information about Cassel? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cassel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cassel.

Adding Cassel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cassel 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 Cassel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Cassel post office opened in 1887.

We also found Cassel in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cassel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/