Cassin, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States

Cassin, Texas

Unincorporated community

Cassin

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Coordinates: 29°15′31″N 98°29′31″W﻿ / ﻿29.25861°N 98.49194°W﻿ / 29.25861; -98.49194
Country| United States
State| Texas
County| Bexar
Elevation

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| 528 ft (161 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 210
GNIS feature ID| 1377185[1]

Cassin is an unincorporated community in Bexar County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 1990. It is located within the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area.

## History

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The area in what is known as Cassin today was first settled sometime before 1900. It was named for William Cassin, a local landowner. The community served as a flag stop station for the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad in 1913. There was a store and a church in Cassin in the mid-1930s. Its population was 175 in 1946 and dropped to only 50 in 1990.[2]

## Geography

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Cassin is located off U.S. Highway 281, just south of Mitchell Lake, 12 mi (19 km) south of Downtown San Antonio in southern Bexar County.[2]

## Education

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Cassin was served by the Asa Mitchell school in the mid-1930s.[2] Today, the community is served by the Southside Independent School District.

## References

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1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cassin, Texas
2. ^ a b c Cameron, Minnie B. "Cassin, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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Municipalities and communities of Bexar County, Texas, United States

County seat: San Antonio

Cities|

* Alamo Heights
* Balcones Heights
* Castle Hills
* Cibolo‡
* Converse
* Elmendorf‡
* Fair Oaks Ranch‡
* Grey Forest
* Helotes
* Hill Country Village
* Kirby
* Leon Valley
* Live Oak
* Lytle‡
* Olmos Park
* San Antonio‡
* Sandy Oaks
* Schertz‡
* Selma‡
* Shavano Park
* Somerset
* Terrell Hills
* Universal City
* Von Ormy
* Windcrest

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Towns|

* China Grove
* Hollywood Park
* St. Hedwig

CDPs|

* Cross Mountain
* Lackland AFB
* Macdona
* Randolph AFB
* Scenic Oaks
* Timberwood Park

Other
communities|

* Adkins
* Atascosa
* Bexar
* Boldtville
* Buena Vista
* Cassin
* Leon Springs
* Losoya
* Martinez
* Sayers
* Southton
* Thelma

Ghost towns|

* Cottage Hill
* Fratt
* Stone Oak
* Wetmore

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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