Place:Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

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NameForsyth
Alt namesDobbs Parishsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37033102
Forsythsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Forsythe Countysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37033102
Wachovia Parishsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37033102
TypeCounty
Coordinates36.133°N 80.233°W
Located inNorth Carolina, United States     (1849 - )
See alsoStokes, North Carolina, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Abington
Applegate
Arcadia
Atwood Acres
Atwood
Bannertown
Beeson Crossroads
Belews Creek
Benefit
Bethania Station
Bethania
Bonanza Hills
Briarcliff Manor
Brook Hollow
Buena Vista
Burke Park
Capernium
Chalk Level
Chestnut Trails
Christy Acres
Cinnamon Ridge
Cityview
Clemmons Station
Clemmons West
Clemmons
Cliffwood
Country Meadows
Creek View
Creekwood Acres
Crims Crossroads
Cutters Creek
Day Acres
Dennis
Dilhast
Donnaha
Dorchester
Dozier
Eaglewood
East Winston
Five Points
Four Seasons
Fox Hall
Fox Run
Glenburn
Glennwood Acres
Grapewood
Greystone Forest
Guthrie
Hall
Hampstead
Hanes
Harmony Grove
Heritage Village
High Meadows
Holly Acres
Hootstown
Hope Valley
Horneytown
Hunter Meadows
Hunters Trace
Jonestown
Kernersville
Kimberly Acres
Kynwood
Lewisville Trails
Lewisville
Mallard Lakes
Middlebrook
Mill Brook
Montview
Morningside Manor
Muddy Creek
Nestleway Acres
Oak Crest
Oak Hollow Lake
Oak Park
Ogburn Station
Old Town
Parkwood Lake
Pfaftown
Pine Dale Manor
Pine Knolls
Quail Hollow
River Ridge Run
Robin Hood Trace
Robinhood Forest
Rolling Acres
Rollingreen
Salem Woods
Sedges Garden
Seward
Shalimar
Skyview Park
Smokerise
South Side
Stanleyville
Stonewood Acres
Sun Meadows
Swaimtown
Talleys Crossing
Teaguetown
The Meadows
Timber Trails
Tobaccoville
Tower Gate
Union Cross
Union Ridge
Valley View
Vienna Forest
Vienna
Walkertown
Waterford
Wellington Way
West Bend
West Oaks
Westerly Forest
White Road
Williamsburg Square
Willowbend
Wilshire
Winston-Salem ( 1766 - )
Woodbridge
Yorktown
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Forsyth County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 350,670. Its county seat is Winston-Salem.

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History

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The county was formed in 1849 from Stokes County. It was named for Colonel Benjamin Forsyth, who was killed in the War of 1812.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1845 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1848 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1849 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1849 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1849 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 11,168
1860 12,692
1870 13,050
1880 18,070
1890 28,434
1900 35,261
1910 47,311
1920 77,269
1930 111,681
1940 126,475
1950 146,135
1960 189,428
1970 214,348
1980 243,683
1990 265,878
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External links

www.co.forsyth.nc.us

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