Roxboro, North Carolina (http://www.city-data.com/zips/27573.html) just north past the urban areas of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill where you will discovery the tranquility of quiet county living in beautiful Person County.  You will receive a warm welcome by the small town hospitality of citizens who know the value of quality schools, low property taxes, neighbors who care and are involved in the community planning and development.  If you are looking for entertainment, Roxboro offers live theater and concerts, dance lessons and performances, excellent fishing and boating, bike and hiking trails, golf course, and in the hub of major cities (30 minutes in any direction) so make you next dream home in Person County.  Living in Roxboro is a special place where people care about the past and future and would like for you to join us to celebrate the present as a resident of this growing community.

Person County ( http://www.personcounty.net/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Terms/Default.aspx ) has more than 400 squares miles of lush rural scenery, flowering dogwoods, tall Carolina pines and three major river basins: the Neuse, the Roanoke and the Tar, providing essential clean drinking water to the south and east of the state.  Established in 1791 when Caswell County was split into two squares to create Person County. There are two lakes: Hyco Lake and Mayo Lake for your recreation and enjoyment plus great building lots on the lake for your dream home.  Please feel free to check out or browse the site to explore the communities of Rougemont, Bahama, Timberlake, and Durham.

Hyco Lake- http://www.personcounty.com/lakesparks.htm
A 3750 acre lake with camping, picnicking, boating, fishing, swimming, water skiing, tennis and walking. This lake was built in the early 60´s by CP&L (Progress Energy) to provide for the electrical needs of North Carolina.  Hyco Lake is located 10 miles west of Roxboro with 120 mile of shoreline and over 1200 houses with about 75% permanent residents.  Hyco Lake offers beautiful homes or lake lots to enjoy the natural surroundings, fantastic views of the water, boating and fishing off of you own boat dock.

Mayo Lake (http://mayo.personcounty.net/) located about 8 miles north of Roxboro off Highway 49 offers camping, canoeing, Kayak, picnics, fishing, and walking trails.  This lake was also built by CP&L (Progress Energy).  A beautiful 2800 acre lake for you enjoyment with 85 miles of beautiful shoreline and a 120 acre park for all you recreation needs. Mayo Lake offers great building sites for you lake home or lots for your boating or recreation needs.  The perfect place for that dream or vacation home where you can leave life´s problems behind and enjoy nature at its best.