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Caswell
County, North
Carolina reserves nearly 430 square miles of the scenic
landscape along the southern border of Virginia.
Located in North Carolina’s northeastern Piedmont
Triad Region, Caswell County lies 10 miles south of Danville,
VA on Highway 86. The bustling cities of Durham
and Greensboro
are also within a pleasant forty-minute drive of Caswell
County.
According to the Census 2000 Data, Caswell County, NC is
home to 23,501 residents. Just over 2,000 of those citizens
reside in the county seat of Yanceyville.
The county includes Anderson,
Dan
River, Hightowers,
Leasburg,
Locust
Hill, Milton,
Pelham,
Stoney
Creek and Yanceyville. Unincorporated towns in Caswell
County include Leasburg and Purley.
Caswell County’s close proximity to the prestigious Research
Triangle Park and the Greensboro
metropolitan area affords ample business and career
opportunities for residents. Local entrepreneurs benefit from
prime industrial real estate, low property taxes and a wide
array of valuable resources provided by the Caswell County
Office of Economic Development. Area businesses have easy
access to an 85,000-strong labor force, primarily consisting
of highly skilled workers between the ages of 18 and 34 years
old. This work force holds significant experience in the
manufacturing sectors that include electronics, food
processing, metal fabrication and textiles. Piedmont
Community College (PCC), located in Yanceyville, NC,
provides industrial worker training programs for local
businesses. PCC trains a substantial amount of workers and
ranks among NC’s
top industrial worker training facilities.
This picturesque region of Caswell County, North Carolina,
characterized by gently rolling hills and an abundance of
wildlife, offers its residents an outstanding quality of life.
Local communities have access to excellent schools, two major
airports and top-notch medical facilities. Within an hour’s
drive are two of the nation’s finest hospitals. These
include the facilities at Duke
University in Durham, NC and UNC-Chapel
Hill. A wide range of homes is available in many of the
Caswell County, NC neighborhoods, including home sites at the Caswell
Pines Golf Course and on beautiful Hyco
Lake. In addition, the crime rates in the area remain low
and the cost of living is reasonable.
Hyco Lake consists of 3,780 acres and provides residents
opportunities for fishing, skiing and a myriad of exciting
water sports. Another attraction to the area is the Virginia
International Raceway near Milton and the annual
Brightleaf Hoedown in Yanceyville. Historic sites include the Gatewood
House, which contains the Richmond-Miles History Museum.
Yanceyville boasts a National
Register Historic District that features Caswell
County’s historic Courthouse, an enchanting town Courthouse
Square and numerous additional antebellum buildings and
residences. Additional sites within Caswell County, NC include
the Thomas
Day House-Union Tavern in Milton, several churches in
Milton, and a dazzling array of 19 th century residential
architecture located in the village ambiance of Leasburg.
Caswell
County, North
Carolina maintains a relaxed, slower paced way of life,
with all the necessary amenities of big cities only minutes
away. With its unassuming ambiance and easy access to urban
areas such as Chapel
Hill, Greensboro
and Raleigh,
Caswell County, NC sets the stage for an idyllic place to call
home.
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