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Cass County, Illinois, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cass County | Autonomous County |
| Illinois | State |
| USA | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Beardstown | 5,738 (2017) |
| Virginia | 1,516 (2017) |
| Ashland | 1,256 (2017) |
| Chandlerville | 523 (2017) |
| Arenzville | 389 (2017) |
A county in west-central Illinois. The county seat is Virginia. Cass County was formed in 1837 out of Morgan County. It was 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.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 53 | |||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 299 Ma (Carboniferous) | |||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 458 Ma (Middle Ordovician) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | |||||||||||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass_County,_Illinois |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q110516 |
| GeoNames ID: | 4235369 |
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