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Welcome to Cassin ...

Cassin is located on the South Texas Plains.

Cassin is located in Bexar County<1>.

Cassin is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cassin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cassin - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Cassin ...

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

  • San Antonio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Leon Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kirby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamo Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Windcrest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Windcrest is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Terrell Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
  • Sandy Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • Castle Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Poteet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Balcones Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cassin ...

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

Adding Cassin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cassin 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 Cassin was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cassin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bexar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cassin - 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.