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CASS COUNTY, TEXAS

East Texas

Population: 28,454 (2020)
30,464 (2010) 30,438 (2000) 29,982 (1990)

Total area 960 square miles (2,500 km2):
937 square miles (2,430 km2) land
23 square miles (60 km2) (2.4%) water

Cass County Topics

  • History
  • Town List
  • Vintage Maps
  • Cass County TX



    Cass County History

    1936 Centennial Marker:

    CASS COUNTY

    Formed from Bowie County land.
    Created April 25, 1846;
    Organized July 13, 1846.
    Named in honor of Gen. Lewis Cass (1782-1866), United States soldier and statesman, a strong advocate of annexation of Texas.
    Important river port city of Jefferson was county seat until Marion County was carved out of Cass in 1860;
    Linden, near center of county, then became county seat. During wave of sectional patriotism in 1861, the name "Cass" was changed to "Davis", in honor of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate states. The original name was restored in 1871.
    Erected by the State of Texas - 1971



    Cass County Courthouse
    TX - Cass County Courthouse
    Cass County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

    Cass County Town List

    Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, forum...

    County Seat - Linden
  • Antioch
  • Atlanta
  • Avinger
  • Bethlehem
  • Bivins
  • Bloomburg
  • Bogus Springs ghost town
  • Cass
  • Cornett
  • Cusseta
  • Domino
  • Douglassville
  • Huffines
  • Hughes Springs
  • Kildare
  • Linden county seat
  • Marietta
  • McLeod
  • Munz ghost town
  • O'Farrell
  • Queen City
  • Rambo ghost town
  • Red Hill
  • Springdale
  • Turkey Creek
  • Viola ghost town



  • Cass County Vintage Maps

    TX - Cass County 1882 map
    From 1882 Texas state map #2134 showing Cass County
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office


    Cass County Texas 1907 Postal map
    From 1907 Texas state map #2090 showing Cass County
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office


    TX Bowie County 1920s Map
    From 1920 Texas state map #10749 showing Cass County
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office


    TX Bowie County 1940s Map
    From 1940 Texas state map #4335 showing Cass County
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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