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Caswell County Historical Association
Yanceyville, North Carolina
Welcome to the Caswell County Historical Association
Organized in 1954, the Caswell County Historical Association (CCHA) operates the Richmond-Miles History Museum in the Graves-Florance-Gatewood House. The goals of the CCHA are to promote the study of local history and genealogy, to collect and interpret historical artifacts, and to preserve local historical structures.
Brief History of Caswell County
Born of Orange County in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War, Caswell County was named in honor of Richard Caswell (1729-1789), delegate to the first Continental Congress, first governor of North Carolina after the Declaration of Independence, and Major General in the Revolutionary Army. The county lies in the north central section of North Carolina and is bounded by Person, Orange, Alamance, and Rockingham counties, and to the north by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The first permanent county seat was established at Leasburg in 1783. After 1792, when Person County was carved from Caswell County, the county seat was moved to a location nearer the center of the county. This site, first simply called Caswell Court House, later was named Yanceyville in honor of Bartlett Yancey (1785-1828). Go to Caswell County History for a more comprehensive historical overview.
The CCHA either independently or in cooperation with others maintains or contributes to the following, which should be visted by all who have an interest in the history of Caswell County:
- Caswell County History and Genealogy Group
- Caswell County Family Tree
- CCHA Weblog
- Caswell County Photograph Collection
- Caswell County Cemetery Census
- Caswell County NC GenWeb
What's New?
- Tobacco and Slave Ledger Preservation Project Launched (28 August 2008)
- John Shackleford Family Research Memorandum Added (12 January 2008)
- Members-Only Area Launched (8 January 2008)
- Donation and Gift Certificate functions added to the CCHA Website (18 December 2007)
- CCHA/CCGW Message Board Reaches 237 Members (12 September 2007)
- Caswell County Family Tree Reaches 24,565 Entries (12 September 2007)
- Nicholas Longworth Dillard Article Updated (12 September 2007)
- The Race to the Dan book added to Publications for Sale (10 September 2007)
- Caswell County Photograph Collection link added to Photographs Section (27 May 2007)
- AfriGeneas Website Link added to Genealogy Section (3 March 2007)
- Coleman Family Website Reference added to Genealogy Section (3 March 2007)
- Hookworm Campaign Link Added to Tom Henderson Article, Dr. Malloy Article, and Caswell County History Article (2 February 2007)
- Graves Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Article Added (9 January 2007)
- Wilkinson Family Genealogy Link Added (26 December 2006)
- CCHA/CCGW Message Board Reaches 150 Members (12 December 2006)
- Laurence Stallings Article Added (10 December 2006)
- Cemeteries Article Updated (2 December 2006)
- Milton, North Carolina: Sidelights of History, Charles B. Motley (1976) Reference Added to Milton Article 27 November 2006)
- Animated NC County Formation Map Link Added to Maps Section (26 November 2005)
- Caswell County Family Tree Reaches 19,000 Entries (25 November 2006)
- Wilkinson's Store Article Added (14 November 2006)
- William Woods Holden Article Expanded (13 November 2006)
- Caswell County Family Tree Reaches 18,000 Entries (12 November 2006)
- Edwin McNeill Poteat (1861-1937) Article Added (11 November 2006)
- Ann Wright Lea Article Added (6 October 2006)
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