Cass’ post office opened in 1901, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
2 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 79 buildings between them.
How Cass began
When was Cass founded?
The Cass post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name.
2 listings protect 79 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Places now gone
Cass’s post office has been open since 1901.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Cass’ history
What year was Cass founded?
The Cass post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Cass?
Two places: the Cass Scenic Railroad (listed 1974) and the Cass Historic District (1980).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (2), 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.