Caswell County
… was formed in 1777 from Orange County. In the N central section of the state, it is bounded by the state of Virginia and by Person, Orange, Alamance, and Rockingham Counties. It was named for Richard Caswell (1729-89), member of the First Continental Congress, major general in the Revolutionary War, and first governor of the state of North Carolina. Area: 435 sq. mi. County seat: Yanceyville, with an elevation of 619 ft. Townships are Anderson, Dan River, Hightowers, Leasburg, Locust Hill, Milton, Pelham, Stony Creek, and Yanceyville. Produces wheat, oats, corn, tobacco, livestock, hogs, textiles, meat, clothing, lumber, crushed stone, and sand.
