Cass County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Cass County

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.

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

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.

Web Sites

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