Vass is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 952 at the 2020 census,
History
Vass originated as a stop on the Seaboard Railway as a station called Bynum. It was primarily a place with a siding to load lumber, turpentine and resin from the local area. In 1877, the town's name was changed from Bynum to Winder, in honor of Major John C. Winder, general manager of the Seaboard Railroad. In 1892 its name was again changed to Vass, honoring Major William Worrell Vass, who was at that time paymaster for the Seaboard Railroad. Vass remained as only a stopping place for the local train until 1907, when it was incorporated with Mr. Alex Gunter as mayor. During the 1910s the town took on new life, and through the efforts of men such as Mr. Angus Cameron the town began to grow into a thriving community.
Cameron, who arrived in the settlement in the 1870s from his home in Harnett County, and remained until his death in 1928, is acknowledged as the community's leading benefactor. He was on the first road commission, and was able to accomplish much in the way of better roads; he served on the Board of County Commissioners and years later as mayor of Vass. He was on the local school board for around half a century and built the first school building. Cameron erected the first brick buildings in Vass; he organized the Vass Cotton Mill Company and put up the mill building.
The Leslie-Taylor House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Several other structures are eligible for the National Historic Register including: the Borst House, the Angus Cameron House, the John Cameron House, the Walter Graham House, the Vass Commercial Historic District, the Vass Cotton Mill, the Village Historic and the Walter Leslie House.
Geography
Vass is in eastern Moore County along U.S. Route 1, which leads north to Sanford and southwest to Southern Pines. US-1 passes through the southeast side of the town as a four-lane freeway, while the center of Vass is served by U.S. Route 1 Business. North Carolina Highway 690 leads east-southeast from Vass to Spring Lake; Fayetteville is an additional to the southeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Vass has a total area of , of which , or 0.65%, are water.
As of the census