Cassville is an unincorporated community in Howard Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area and located approximately 5.9 miles from downtown Kokomo.
Cassville, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°33′22″N 86°07′32″W / 40.55611°N 86.12556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Howard |
Township | Howard |
Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
ZIP code | 46901 |
FIPS code | 18-10828[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 2830411[1] |
History
editOriginally named Pleasant Spring, Cassville was renamed in 1854 for Lewis Cass, a U.S. Senator from Michigan.[3][4]
Geography
editCassville is located on the border of Clay Township and Howard Township.
Highway
edit- US-31 to South Bend (North) and Indianapolis (South)
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cassville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Howard County's Townships and Their Early Settlements and Towns". Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ "A Look Back as We Move Forward". The Kokomo Tribune. March 28, 1999. p. 58. Retrieved August 16, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.