Cass County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Cass County

Cass County; 102 E Wall St; Harrisonville, mO 64701; Ph. 816.380.8102 Details: (Formerly Van Buren Co. Name changed to Cass 19 Feb 1849; three southern tiers of townships relinquished to Bates 22 Feb 1855) (Co Clk has b rec 1861-1896 &amp; ct rec from 1843; Redr Deeds has m, div &amp; land rec; Associate Division has pro rec)

Parent County
1835--Cass County was created 3 March 1855 from Jackson County. County seat: Harrisonville. It was originally named Van Buren County. Its name was changed to Cass County in 1848.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Cass County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bates
 * Henry
 * Jackson
 * Johnson
 * Johnson County, Kansas
 * Miami County, Kansas

Local Histories
A History and directory of Cass County, Missouri containing a history of the county, its towns, commercial interests, etc. by A.L. Weber (1908) is available online free from Google Books.

Maps

 * Map of Cass County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Cass County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.