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Ghost town · Cass County, Illinois

Arenzville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Arenzville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cass is a ghost town in Cass County, Illinois. It is one of 3 former communities in Cass County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cass as a historical populated place on the Arenzville East topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.9681° N, 90.2693° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleArenzville East
Elevation593 ft
Nearest living townVirginia, IL
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID422533
Coordinates39.96810, -90.26929

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What's there now

Cass is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Virginia, IL (population 1,491), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 593 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cass?

Cass is in Cass County, Illinois, at 39.9681, -90.2693.

How many ghost towns are in Cass County?

Cass County, Illinois has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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