Cass County

  • County Seat:
    Virginia
  • Previous Seats:
    Beardstown, 1837; Virginia, 1839; Beardstown, 1843; Virginia, 1867
  • Area:
    370 square miles
  • Population:
    2,981 (1840 census) - 13,642 (2010 census)
  • Named for:
    Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan Territory
  • Created on:
    March 3, 1837

Images

  • Cass county postcard
  • Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL 9-BEATO,3-4
  • Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL 9-BEATO,3-2

Cases

Sprague v. Illinois River Railroad et al.



Stribling v. Ross



Thompson and Thompson v. Lee



Thompson v. Haskell

Justice(s):

Justice Sidney Breese


Beers v. Williams

Justice(s):

Justice John D. Caton


Thompson v. Alexander



McHenry v. Watkins



Ross et al. v. Hall

Justice(s):



Hall v. O'Brien et al.



Shelburne v. Robinson