Cass County, Illinois
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Cass County Information
Formed in 1837 out of Morgan County.
Named for Lewis Cass, a general in the War of 1812, Governor of the Michigan Territory, and United States Secretary of State in 1860. Cass was serving as Andrew Jackson's Secretary of War just before the County was named.

County Seat: Virginia
Largest city: Beardstown

Cities
Beardstown * Virginia

Villages
Arenzville * Ashland * Bluff Springs * Chandlerville * Newmansville * Philadelphia
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Cass County is divided into eleven townships:
Arenzville * Ashland * Beardstown * Bluff Springs * Chandlerville * Hagener 
Newmansville * Panther Creek * Philadelphia * Sangamon Valley * Virginia



Cass County Data

 

Website Updates:
March 2024:  New Obituaries added
Jan 2024:  obits for BIRGIN, PENCE, SCHERRER
Biography for RYNIKER

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