The Political Graveyard: Cass County, Neb.

Cass County
Nebraska

Named for Lewis Cass (1782-1866)

Cass County information:

Population: 24,334 (2000); 21,318 (1990)
Land area 559 square miles.
County seat: Plattsmouth
Cass County official web site.
Capital Impact: Cass County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Cass County -- census data on population, race, economics
Cass County NEGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Cass County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Sarpy County
Northeast: Mills County, Iowa
Southeast: Fremont County, Iowa
South: Otoe County
Southwest: Lancaster County
Northwest: Saunders County

The Political Graveyard:

Politicians who were born in Cass County
Politicians who lived in Cass County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cass County

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Unknown Location
Greenwood, Cass County, Nebraska

Politicians buried here:

William F. Chapin (1831-1885) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Otsego County, N.Y., May 22, 1831. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1871-72. Died in Grand Island, Hall County, Neb., November 14, 1885. Interment somewhere.

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Nehawka, Cass County, Nebraska
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Ernest Mark Pollard (1869-1939) — also known as Ernest M. Pollard — of Nehawka, Cass County, Neb. Born in Nebraska, 1869. Republican. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1897-99; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20. Died in 1939. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Maxwell (1825-1901) — of Cass County, Neb.; Fremont, Dodge County, Neb. Born in New York, 1825. Republican. Delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1864; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1866; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1868; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1873-94; chief justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1878-82, 1886-88, 1892-94; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1897-99. Died in 1901. Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Politicians who were born in Cass County

Politicians who lived in Cass County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cass County