Headnote

CASWELL COUNTY, situated in the north boundary of North Carolina. Area, 400 square miles. Seat of justice, Yanceyville. Pop. in 1830, 15,499; in 1840, 14,639; in 1850, 15,269. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Caswell County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CASWELL COUNTY, situated in the north boundary of North Carolina. Area, 400 square miles. Seat of justice, Yanceyville. Pop. in 1830, 15,499; in 1840, 14,639; in 1850, 15,269.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 69.
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