Map of Cass County, Texas

Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 28,454. The county seat is Linden. The county was named for United States Senator Lewis Cass (D-Michigan), who favored the U.S. annexation of Texas in the mid-19th century.

Cass County overview:
Name:Cass County
FIPS code:48-067
State:Texas
Founded:1846
Named for:Lewis Cass
Seat:Linden
Largest city:Atlanta
Total Area:960 sq mi (2,500 km²)
Land Area:937 sq mi (2,430 km²)
Total Population:28,454
Population Density:30/sq mi (11/km²)
Time zone:UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:www.co.cass.tx.us

Cass County location map. Where is Cass County?

Cass County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Cass County.
Location of Cass County in the the United States.
Cass County location on the Texas map. Where is Cass County.
Location of Cass County in Texas.

History

Cass County was formed in 1846 from sections of Bowie County. It was named for Lewis Cass, a U.S. Senator from Michigan who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States.

The county was originally developed by planters for cotton plantations. By 1860, the majority of the population were enslaved African Americans. After the war, freedmen worked largely as tenant farmers and sharecroppers into the early 20th century. Black residents faced violence and discrimination in Cass County, which was the location of nine lynchings, the fifth-highest total among Texas’ 254 counties.

From 1861 to 1871, this county was known as Davis County, after Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. (It should not be confused with the still extant Jeff Davis County in West Texas.)

Cass County Road Map

Cass CountyStreet Map.
Street map of Cass County, Texas. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Cass CountyMap
Cass Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 960 square miles (2,500 km), of which 937 square miles (2,430 km) is land and 23 square miles (60 km) (2.4%) is water.

Cass County, Texas is one of only three counties in Texas to border two other U.S. states (the others are Bowie and Dallam counties). Cass County forms part of the tripoint of Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

  • U.S. Highway 59
    • Interstate 369 is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 59 in most places.
  • State Highway 8
  • State Highway 11
  • State Highway 77
  • State Highway 155
  • Farm to Market Road 248
  • Farm to Market Road 250

State protected area

  • Atlanta State Park

Cass County Topographic Map

Topographic Map of Cass County, Texas
Cass County Topo map.

Cass County Satellite Map

Satellite Map of Cass County, Texas
Cass County satellite map.

Cass County Outline Map

Outline Map of Cass County, Texas
Cass County outline map.

See also

Map of Texas State and its subdivision: Map of other states:
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