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The county was formed in 1777 from Orange County. It was named for Richard Caswell, Governor of North Carolina from 1776 to 1780.

In 1791 the eastern half of Caswell County became Person County. Source Wikipedia

Caswell County NCGenweb site

Caswell County Historical Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 278
Yanceyville, NC 27379

VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2272
Danville, VA 24541
(covers Caswell, Person, Rockingham Counties in NC and a few counties in Virginia)

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Caswell County Courthouse
PO Box 98
County Courthouse
Yanceyville, NC 27379

Census

1790 Federal Census transcription – Hillsborough district

1850 Federal Census Index – by last name only

1850 Federal Census Transcription with index Directory opens to listing of index files by last name and text files by page number.

Cemeteries

USGS listing of Caswell County cemeteries

Cemetery Transcriptions Big folder listing of many Caswell County Cemetery Transcriptions – all text files with name of cemetery.

Query Forums

Caswell County, NC Query Forum

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Cities and towns of Caswell County:

Blanch
Blanche
Estelle
Frogsboro
Leasburg
Milton
Osmond
Pelham
Prospect Hill
Providence
Yanceyville (County Seat)

News related to Caswell County, NC

“caswell county” nc – Google News

Three charged with Caswell County break-in – Burlington Times News

Three charged with Caswell County break-in
Burlington Times News
PELHAM — Three people were charged in Caswell County last week after deputies were notified of a breaking and entering in progress on Dixie Road in Pelham. When Caswell County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the Dixie Road address where a motor vehicle
Officers stop B&E in progressCaswell Messenger

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Taylor Nicole Queen ID’d As 2nd Victim In Burned Car In Rockingham County – WFMY News 2


WFMY News 2
Taylor Nicole Queen ID'd As 2nd Victim In Burned Car In Rockingham County
WFMY News 2
She has been identified as: 17 year-old Taylor Nicole Queen of Providence, NC, which is in Caswell County. Officers notified her family before releasing this information. Although her body has been identified, investigators said medical examiners were

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Filing begins Feb. 13: Faison to run for governor – Caswell Messenger

Filing begins Feb. 13: Faison to run for governor
Caswell Messenger
Bill Faison (D – 50) has announced his plan to run for Bev Perdue's seat, as the current governor of North Carolina has said she will not seek re-election. Running on a platform of jobs, education and energy, Faison said, "I'm doing it to help folks




DARE Officer Adkins receives lifetime achievement award – Caswell Messenger

DARE Officer Adkins receives lifetime achievement award
Caswell Messenger
Caswell County Sheriff's Lt. Michael Adkins has been awarded the 2012 North Carolina DARE Officers' Association Charles Dunn Lifetime Achievement Award. The Student Government Association at Dillard Middle School is a gift to our community.




Teenage program seeks parent participation – Caswell Messenger

Teenage program seeks parent participation
Caswell Messenger
Caswell County Partner-ship for Children is recruiting parents and guardians of pre-teens and teenagers for the Parents Matter! Program (PMP). Caswell County Partner-ship for Children is recruiting parents and guardians of pre-teens and teenagers for




Second Harvest: ‘No one should have to go hungry’ – Caswell Messenger

Second Harvest: 'No one should have to go hungry'
Caswell Messenger
By Gerri Hunt According to a recent Map the Meal Gap study from Feeding America, nearly one in three children in Caswell County is at risk of hunger. Clyde Fitzgerald, executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, said,

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