Casville, North Carolina

Casville, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Casville Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°23′24″N 79°30′15″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Caswell
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Casville is an unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. It is located at the crossroads of U.S. Route 158 and Ashland Rd/Park Springs Rd.

Travelers along US 158 notice a drastic change in the speed limit from 55 mph (88.5 km/h) to 35 mph (56.3 km/h) as they approach the community's only caution traffic signal; the speed limit returns to 55 mph (89 km/h) after leaving the crossroads area.^{[citation needed]}

Casville has two gas stations for those traveling along US 158 between Yanceyville, North Carolina and Reidsville, North Carolina.^{[citation needed]} In the 2000s, it had a convenience store called the Casville Food Mart.^[1]

It has a volunteer fire department.^[2][3] As of 1996, the Casville fire department was the only volunteer fire department in Caswell County to receive funding from a fire tax levied on residents within its service district.^[4]

Neighboring communities include Pelham and Ruffin.

References

1. Carne, John R. (January 23, 2008). "Community mourns slain storeowner". Danville Register and Bee. Danville, Virginia. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Handgraaf, Brie (August 26, 2008). "Man faces charge in fatal car crash". Times-News. Burlington, North Carolina. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via ProQuest.
3. "Caswell Business Directory & Newcomer's Guide" (PDF). Town of Yanceyville. 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
4. Benson, Robert (March 23, 1996). "Tax 'makes things more easy...' for Casville department". Danville Register and Bee. Danville, Virginia. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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