Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cass County, Illinois.

Official Website

Cass County was formed in 1837 out of Morgan County. It was named for Lewis Cass, a general in the War of 1812, Governor of the Michigan Territory, and United States Secretary of State in 1860. Cass was serving as Andrew Jackson's Secretary of War just before the County was named.

Adjacent Counties

• Mason County
• Menard County
• Sangamon County
• Morgan County
• Brown County
• Schuyler County

Cities, Villages, Townships & Communities

Anderson | Arenzville | Ashland | Beardstown | Bluff Springs | Burlingame | Chandlerville | Clear Lake | Gurney | Hagener | Jules | Kisch | Little Indian | Newmansville | Oak Grove | Old Princeton | Palmer | Palmerton | Panther Creek | Philadelphia | Sangamon Valley | Sylvan | Virginia (County Seat)

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Roots Web

IL Gen Web

Cass County Historical & Genealogical Society

RAOGK

Historical Sketch of Cass County, Illinois by J. Henry Shaw (1878)