County · code 37145
Person CountyNorth Carolina
Person County is a county in North Carolina with its seat in Roxboro. It was formed in 1792 from Caswell County and named after Thomas Person.
- Founded1792
- County seatRoxboro
- Named forThomas Person
- Land area392 sq mi + 12 sq mi water
- Population39,097 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped28,459 checked 13 October 2026
Where it is
Person 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 1792 from Caswell County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Person County was created from Caswell County on February 1, 1792.
- 1792Person County created Person created from Caswell. · N.C. Sess. Laws 1791, ch. 53, secs. 1-2/p. 21
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Person
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 28,459 parcels from Person County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 13 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 22,025 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).
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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
Person 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
Person County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Person County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Person 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 Person County
- When was Person County founded?
- Person County was founded in 1792, formed from Caswell County, and named after Thomas Person.
- What is the county seat of Person County?
- The county seat of Person County is Roxboro.
- Is there an online parcel map for Person County?
- Yes. Person County publishes a parcel map of 28,459 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Person County's boundary or name changed?
- Person County was created in 1792 from Caswell County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Person County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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