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Welcome to Cassoday ...

The city of Cassoday is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cassoday, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Cassoday: Named for Judge Cassoday.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cassoday has a population of 125 people<2> (see below for details).

Cassoday is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Cassoday: 620

The ZIP code for Cassoday: 66842<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cassoday had an population of 125 people. This is a decrease of 3.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cassoday had a population of 129 people. This makes Cassoday the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 129 people, the population of Cassoday has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 130 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cassoday.

Communities Also Named Cassoday ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Cassoday: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Stafford County.

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

Communities near Cassoday ...

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

  • El Dorado
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Burns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Burns is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Matfield Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Point is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Aikman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Aikman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
  • Wonsevu
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wonsevu is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
  • Chelsea ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chelsea is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • De Graff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • De Graff is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
  • Ivanpah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
  • Lapland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cassoday ...

Looking for more information about Cassoday? 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 Cassoday, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cassoday.

Adding Cassoday to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cassoday 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 Cassoday was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cassoday post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cassoday.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cassoday.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cassoday - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Cassoday). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cassoday or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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