Welcome to Cass ...

Cass is located in Jones County<1>.

The location of Cass has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cass, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Cass is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cass lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Cass ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Cass - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), New York, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cass ...

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

• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Anamosa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
  • Anamosa is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Monticello
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Robins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
  • Robins is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
• Cascade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
• Lisbon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Central City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Springville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Alburnett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburnett
  • Alburnett is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alburnett <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 Cass. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cass.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cass ...

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

Adding Cass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cass in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cass was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cass post office opened in 1895.

We also found Cass on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cass.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/