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Welcome to Cassia ...

Cassia is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cassia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Cassia is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cassia: 352

Communities near Cassia ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cassia ...

Looking for more information about Cassia? 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 Cassia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cassia.

Adding Cassia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cassia 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 Cassia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cassia post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cassia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cassia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/