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This is a list of places in the
United States named for
Lewis Cass :
Counties
In addition,
Bartow County, Georgia was formerly Cass County, until after the
American Civil War . (
Cass County, North Dakota is not named for Lewis Cass but for railroad executive
George Washington Cass .)
Cities, towns, or villages
Cass, West Virginia
Cass City, Michigan
Cass Lake, Minnesota
Cassopolis, Michigan
Casstown, Ohio
Cassville, Georgia , formerly the county seat of
Bartow County, Georgia , which was formerly
Cass County, Georgia , until after the
American Civil War
Cassville, Missouri
Cassville, New Jersey
Cassville, Pennsylvania
Cassville, Wisconsin
Cassville, New York
Townships
Cass Township, Illinois ,
Fulton County, Illinois
Cass Township, Clay County, Indiana
Cass Township, Dubois County, Indiana
Cass Township, Greene County, Indiana
Cass Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
Cass Township, Ohio County, Indiana
Cass Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Cass Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
Cass Township, White County, Indiana
Cass Township, Boone County, Iowa
Cass Township, Cass County, Iowa
Cass Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa
Cass Township, Guthrie County, Iowa
Cass Township, Hamilton County, Iowa
Cass Township, Harrison County, Iowa
Cass Township, Jones County, Iowa
Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa
Cass Township, Wapello County, Iowa
Cass Township, Douglas County, Missouri
Cass Township, Greene County, Missouri
Cass Township, Stone County, Missouri
Cass Township, Texas County, Missouri
Cass Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Cass Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Cass Township, Richland County, Ohio
Cass Township, Oklahoma ,
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Cass Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Cass Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Cassville (town), Wisconsin
Geographical features
Buildings
Note: The
Elliott-Larsen Building in
Lansing, Michigan had been named for Lewis Cass until 2020, when Michigan Governor
Gretchen Whitmer renamed the building for two Michigan civil rights pioneers, rather than Cass, a slaveholder who supported the expansion of slavery and expulsion of Native Americans from their lands.
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Other
Cass Corridor ,
Detroit ,
Michigan
Cass Park and
Cass Park Historic District , Detroit, Michigan
Cass-Davenport Historic District , Detroit, Michigan
Center Cass School District #66, Downers Grove, Illinois
Cass Cliff,
Mackinac Island ,
Michigan
[4]
Fort Cass
Note: Southwest Heritage Intermediate School District in
Cass County, Michigan had been named Cass County ISD until 2021. The school board renamed the district after a historical reevaluation of namesake Lewis Cass.
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Streets
Cass Street, Exeter, New Hampshire
Cass Place, Walnut Park, California
Cass Avenue, Bay City, Michigan
Cass Avenue,
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Cass Avenue,
Detroit ,
Michigan
Cass Avenue, Macomb County, Michigan
Cass Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Cass Street, San Diego, California
[6]
Cass Street,
Omaha ,
Nebraska
Cass Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Cass Avenue,
St. Louis ,
Missouri
[7]
Cass Street,
Albion ,
Michigan
Cass Street, Dresden, Ohio
Note: Cass Street in
Traverse City, Michigan and in
Cadillac, Michigan were named for Lewis Cass's nephew,
George Washington Cass .
Notes
References
Cass Lake Chamber of Commerce,
History of the Cass Lake Area
Locker, Zelma B. (1976),
"Whatever Happened to Izard Street?" , The Journal of San Diego History , 26 (2)
Wood, Edwin O. (1916),
History of Genesee County, Michigan: Her People, Industries and Institutions , Federal Publishing