Welcome to Cass ...
Cass is located in Pocahontas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cass, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Cass is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cass is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Cass lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cass: 304 & 681<3>
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), Iowa, New York, Ohio and Texas.
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.
- Marlinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
- Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <5>
- Durbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <5>
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <5>
- Green Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bank <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Green Bank
- From Cass to Green Bank
- Arbovale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbovale
- Arbovale is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbovale <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arbovale
- From Cass to Arbovale
- Frost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Frost
- From Cass to Frost
- Mingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Mingo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mingo
- From Cass to Mingo
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Slaty Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaty Fork
- Slaty Fork is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaty Fork <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Slaty Fork
- From Cass to Slaty Fork
- Thorny Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thorny Creek
- From Cass to Thorny Creek
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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Cass, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cass.
Adding Cass to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cass 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 for Cass was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Cass post office opened in 1901.
We also found Cass on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (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 State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cass - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Cass area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Cass area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |