County · code 37033
Caswell CountyNorth Carolina
Caswell County is a county in North Carolina with its seat in Yanceyville, formed in 1777.
- Founded1777
- County seatYanceyville
- Named forRichard Caswell
- Land area425 sq mi + 3.3 sq mi water
- Population22,736 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped17,222 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Caswell on the map of North Carolina
North Carolina has 100 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1777 from Orange County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Caswell County was created from Orange County in 1777 and named after Richard Caswell. The county lost land in 1792 with the creation of Person County.
- 1777Caswell County created Caswell created from Orange. · N.C. Recs., ch. 17, secs. 1-2/24:24-26
- 1792Lost territory Caswell lost to creation of Person. · N.C. Sess. Laws 1791, ch. 53, secs. 1-2/p. 21
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Caswell
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
-
Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 17,222 parcels from Caswell County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 12,643 in all from NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA, NC Dept of Information Technology) for NC OneMap, with the North Carolina 911 Board (AddressNC program).
checked 14 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Caswell by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Permits
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Caswell County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Caswell County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Caswell County
- When was Caswell County founded?
- Caswell County was founded in 1777, formed from Orange County, and named after Richard Caswell.
- What is the county seat of Caswell County?
- The county seat of Caswell County is Yanceyville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Caswell County?
- Yes. Caswell County publishes a parcel map of 17,222 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Caswell County's boundary or name changed?
- Caswell County was created in 1777 from Orange County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Person County.
- Who issues building permits in Caswell County?
- The county's page on building permits: Improvement Permit Application. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Caswell County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
Nearby