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History · Cass Township

52% of Cass Township’s homes were built before 1940

More historic than 69% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
52%homes built before 1940
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About Cass Township’s history

How historic is Cass Township?

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More historic than 69% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives Cass Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Cass Township is more historic than 69% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Cass Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 194051.8% of homes (±3.7) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%A+National RegisterNo listings counted · typical PA town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 69%
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Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Cass Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.7 points).

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Cass Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cass Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18926 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1999. Watch Cass Township change.Old housesHalf of Cass Township’s homes were built before 1938.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s Cass Township, and 5 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cass Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Cass Township on the map, 1892 to 1999

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 1892 USGS mapCass Township on the 1947 USGS mapCass Township on the 1955 USGS mapCass Township on the 1969 USGS mapCass Township on the 1976 USGS mapCass Township on the 1999 USGS map1892Pine Grove sheet · 1:62,500

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.

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 a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Formed in 1848 from part of Branch Township, it is named for Lewis Cass.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,958 to 1,765 (-10%).

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

Timeline

Cass Township, 1846 to 1892

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1846Post officeThe Hecksherville post office opens
  3. 1863Post officeThe Hecksherville post office closes
  4. 1875Post officeThe Heckscherville post office opens
  5. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Cass Township, decade by decade

Today17 recent
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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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Gary S. BeckerAmerican economist · b. 1930
Tommy DorseyAmerican big band leader and musician · b. 1905
John O'HaraAmerican journalist and writer · b. 1905
Jimmy DorseyAmerican clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandlea… · b. 1904
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Janet AsimovAuthor, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst · b. 1926
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Matt WachterAmerican musician · b. 1976
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

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

Hecksherville
1846–1863
Heckscherville
1875–today
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
ForestvilleHeckschervilleJonestownPine HillPrimrose

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.

Norwegian TownshipIts storyBNew Castle TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFoster TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMinersvilleIts storyA−Branch TownshipIts storyBButler TownshipIts storyBReilly TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Cass Township’s history

How does Cass Township rank for history?

Cass Township is more historic than 69% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Cass Township?

52% of Cass Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.7 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1938.

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Sources

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (17), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.