Cass West Virginia Map

About Cass, West Virginia

Cass is a locality in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 38. The population density is 20.4 people per km². Cass is located at 38.3968°N, 79.9148°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24927.

Cass emerges from the mist as a collection of weathered timber structures clinging to the steep, verdant banks of the Greenbrier River. It lies 65.3 miles south-southeast of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 159°T), and is situated 56.7 miles west of Harrisonburg. The air here holds the damp, metallic scent of iron and damp earth, filtering through the dense canopy of the Appalachian Mountains that loom eight miles to the horizon. To the west, the deep, shadowed crease of Clay Hollow carves a path through the landscape, while the nearby Seneca State Forest provides a thick, unbroken quilt of hardwoods that turn brilliant shades of copper and gold when the frost arrives. The light in the late afternoon catches the dust motes dancing above the tracks, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the riverbed, lending the entire valley a sense of heavy, suspended stillness.

Cass preserves the industrial heartbeat of a bygone era, defined by the iron rails of the Cass Scenic Railroad State Park that once hauled timber from the high ridges. This history remains etched into the architecture of the company houses and the persistent, low-frequency hum of steam engines that occasionally break the silence of the valley. While the economy has shifted away from the intensive logging operations that founded the settlement, the legacy of the mountain laborers persists in the rough-hewn character of the streets. Those seeking the solitude of the wilderness often find their way toward the Peters Mountain Trail or the quiet, glassy surface of Seneca Lake, where the reflection of the surrounding forest creates an inverted world of green and gray. Life in Cass moves with the deliberate, measured pace of a gear turning in a vast machine, indifferent to the hurried rush of the world beyond the ridge.

About This Cass Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cass, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.396785, -79.914783. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cass includes the ZIP code (24927), telephone area code (304), county seat of Pocahontas County (Marlinton), and school district assignment (Pocahontas County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.