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Yanceyville is the county seat of Caswell County located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, where its mean average winter temperatures range from 28.9–52.4 °F with moderate snowfall, and mild to hot summers.  As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,736.  Partially bordering the state of Virigina, the county was formed from Orange County in 1777 and named for Richard Caswell, the first governor of North Carolina. 

Steeped in America’s history, the area’s first indigenous residents were of Siouan groups, including the Occaneechi.  In 1663 and 1665, Charles I of England gave all of what is now North Carolina and South Carolina (named for him) to eight of his noblemen, the Lords Proprietors. Colonial records show land grants in northern Orange County (later Caswell County) as early as 1748, where Scotch-Irish, German, and English settlements were formed along the Dan River and Hogans and Country Line creeks by 1751. The first recorded settlement occurred between 1750 and 1755 when eight to ten families migrated from Orange County and Culpeper, Virginia. The primary reason for resettlement was economic. They were searching for fertile land, which the low land of the Dan River and several creeks provided.

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Caswell County hosts two major festivals a year: the "Bright Leaf Hoedown" and the "Spring Fling." The Bright Leaf Hoedown is a one-day outdoor festival held in late September in downtown Yanceyville. It features local food vendors, live entertainment, crafts, and non-profit organizations, usually drawing more than 5,000 guests. The Spring Fling is a two-day event and is held on a weekend in late April or early May on the grounds of the Providence Volunteer Fire Department.
The Caswell County Civic Center in Yanceyville has a full-size professionally equipped stage, a 912-seat auditorium, and meeting and banquet facilities for up to 500. The Civic Center also has accessories for concerts, theatre, and social functions as well as a lobby art gallery. Caswell County's cultural attractions also include a Council for the Arts, Studio Art Gallery, Museum of Art and Fulton-Walton Fellowship Center.
If you enjoy the “foodie” life, Yanceyville offers many choices to whet your appetite. Some of the top-rated choices are the Venice Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, Rio Grande Restaurant, Great Wall, Briggs Bar-B-Que & Grill, Happy Pelican Seaford N More and Cakes and Caffeine.
The Caswell County Historical Association hosts its annual Heritage Festival in Yanceyville every May. The festival celebrates county history through tours, living history reenactments, games, vendors, and live music. Downtown Yanceyville's historic district features an antebellum courthouse and several other examples of antebellum architecture - The Yanceyville Historic District, Bartlett Yancey, John Johnston, William Henry and Sarah Holderness and Poteat Houses are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, as well as sports programs and activities, are offered by the Caswell County Department of Parks & Recreation. The Caswell Senior Center, which is in Yanceyville, has recreation & wellbeing fitness facilities. Caswell County’s outdoor recreational areas include the Animal Park at the Conservators Center, Maud F. Gatewood Municipal Park, Yanceyville Memorial Park, Caswell Pines Golf Club and the Caswell Community Arboretum.
For leisure activities, you can visit the Farmers’ Market, join the Horticulture Club, and read to your heart’s content at the Gunn Memorial Public Library or register for one of the personal enrichment classes at Piedmont Community College. Or enjoy the outdoors with some fishing or walking the many trails throughout Caswell County.