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| | CASWELL COUNTY 1328 grants issued from 1775 to 1864
NCpedia article Wikipedia article County Seat: Yanceyville
History: Caswell County was formed in 1777 from Orange County. It was named in honor of Richard Caswell, who was the first governor of NC after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. For further information see: THE FORMATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES, 1663-1943, by David Leroy Corbitt.
Boundary changes: The Newberry Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
Name origin: Richard Caswell (1729–1789), member of the first Continental Congress and first governor of North Carolina after the Declaration of Independence
State Archives Code: 020
Bordering Counties Alamance Guilford Orange Person Rockingham | | 2 Counties Over Chatham Davidson Durham Forsyth Granville Randolph Stokes | Please report any incorrect border counties - it can be tricky! |
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