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History · Cass Township

27% of Cass Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on and the census since 1890.

0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cass Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cass Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,215 in 1900; 583 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cass Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Cass Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,215

Peaked at 1,215 in 1900; 583 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Cass Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Cass Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cass Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cass Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 583 and it contained 211 housing units. Cass Township was established in 1848. The township was named for Gen. Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan Territory.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 585 in 2010, 583 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Cass Township in 1915

Passages that mention Cass Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Nucleus of Headlee " The first settlers of Cass Township had scarcely got the roofs of their log cabins over their heads before Rev. Abram Sneathen, the pioneer circuit rider of Northern White County and Southern Pulaski, began his spiritual visits, but the first regular class was organized at the …
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Nucleus of Headlee " The first settlers of Cass Township had scarcely got the roofs of their log cabins over their heads before Rev. Abram Sneathen, the pioneer circuit rider of Northern White County and Southern Pulaski, began his spiritual visits, but the first regular class was organized at the house of Ilatvey Ileadlee in 1851. A sabbath school, the first in the township, was organized about the same time. The first members of the class were Harvey Headlee, Margaret Ileadlee, Garrison Q. Lister, Joanna Lister,

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Timeline

Cass Township, 1877 to 1962

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1877Post officeThe Headlee post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900CensusPopulation peaks at 1,215
  5. 1907Post officeThe Headlee post office closes
  6. 1962On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Cass Township on the map, 1962 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cass Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Cass Township on the 1962 USGS mapCass Township on the 1985 USGS map1962Idaville sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cass Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Cass Township

Nobody well known was born in Cass Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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AshbaAmerican musician · b. 1972
Charles S. HartmanAmerican politician · b. 1861
Anita AllenAmerican pentathlete · b. 1977
Justin HaleyAmerican racing driver · b. 1999
George R. DaleAmerican mayor and newspaper editor · b. 1867
B. J. HollarsAmerican writer · b. 1984
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Headlee, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Bell CenterHeadlee
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Cass Township
Bell CenterFryMount Pleasant

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Boone TownshipIts storyB+Lincoln TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLiberty TownshipIts storyC−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.