Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Cass (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cass. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cass is located in Jones County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jones County: Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson & Linn.
Below are the counties that are near Cass. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cass:
- Jones County (The home county of Cass)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cass, with the one closest to Cass listed first.
- Stone City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Langworthy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Argand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Argand is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
- Anamosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Amber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Martelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Morley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Center Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Onslow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Olin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cass, with the one closest to Cass listed first.
- Shellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spencers Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Urbana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Atkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cass, with the one closest to Cass listed first.
- Monti
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Quasqueton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Rowley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Doris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cass, with the one closest to Cass listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Stanwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Buchanan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cass, with the one closest to Cass listed first.
- Hopkinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ehler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Ryan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Golden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Golden is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Robinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Delhi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Delaware
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Earlville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Almoral
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Almoral is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
- Masonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Dubuque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cass, with the one closest to Cass listed first.
- Cascade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Dyersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Farley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Epworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Washington Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Bankston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Peosta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cass, with the one closest to Cass listed first.
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Emeline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Garry Owen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Baldwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crab Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Ironhills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cass, with the one closest to Cass listed first.
- Solon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shueyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Cou Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Swisher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cass, with the one closest to Cass listed first.
- Prairieburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Central City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coggon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Squaw Creek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
- Alburnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cass, see our County-by-County Page for Cass.
Cemeteries Near Cass ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cass.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cass - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cass covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cass, with the one closest to Cass listed first.
- Fremont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cass Congregational Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Langworthy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Castle Grove Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gillilan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Cass in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cass.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cass, with the one closest to Cass listed first.
- Castle Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Castle Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Grove
- Stone City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Prairieburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Waubeek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waubeek is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
- Anamosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langworthy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Argand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Argand is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Junction Switch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Junction Switch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Switch
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Central City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Springs is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cass. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cass.
Newspapers Published in Cass ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cass.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cass, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cass.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cass:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Buchanan County
- Cedar County
- Delaware County
- Dubuque County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Linn County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |