Welcome to Cassandra ...

Cassandra is located in Walker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cassandra, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Cassandra is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Cassandra (for example, toward Stevenson (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Cassandra: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Cassandra ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cassandra - they are located in Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Cassandra ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.walkercochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cassandra, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Cassandra ...

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

• Chattanooga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Chattanooga is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattanooga <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chattanooga
  • From Cassandra to Chattanooga
• John Ross Estates
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
  • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
• Newnan Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
  • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
• Lytle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lytle is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
• Martindale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Martindale is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
• Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
• East Ridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Ridge is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Ridge <4>
• Villanow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Villanow is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
  • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Villanow
  • From Cassandra to Villanow
• Fort Oglethorpe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Oglethorpe is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Oglethorpe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Oglethorpe <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Oglethorpe
  • From Cassandra to Fort Oglethorpe
• Milbro Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cassandra ...

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

Adding Cassandra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cassandra 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 (so far) for Cassandra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cassandra post office opened in 1855. The Cassandra post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cassandra.