Forsyth County, North Carolina Records

Forsyth County, North Carolina (Map It) was created on January 16, 1849 from Stokes County. This county was named for Benjamin Forsyth (d. 1814), an American officer during the War of 1812.

Forsyth County is bordered by Stokes County (north), Guilford County (east), Davidson County (south), Davie County (southwest), Yadkin County (west), Surry County (northwest) .

Forsyth County Cities and Towns include Bethania, Clemmons, Kernersville, Lewisville, RuralHall, Tobaccoville, Walkertown, Winston-Salem, Belews Creek, Bethabara, Dozier, Pfafftown, Seward, Stanleyville, UnionCross, Vienna. A Map of Forsyth County, North Carolina contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries. There is a collection of old Ohio maps at MapGeeks.org.

Forsyth County Townships include Abbotts Creek, Belews Creek, Bethania, Broadbay, Clemmons, Kernersville, Lewisville, Middle Fork, Old Richmond, Pfafftown, Salem Chapel, South Fork, Vienna, Walkertown, and Winston-Salem. View a Map of Forsyth County Townships.

Forsyth County, North Carolina Courthouse Records

The Forsyth County Courthouse is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Forsyth county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. Also see the Forsyth County Records in the North Carolina State Archives.

• Forsyth County Register of Deeds has Birth Records from ?, Marriage Records from 1849, Death Records from ? and Land Records from 1849.
• Forsyth County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1845, Court Records from 1848 and Divorce Records from call court clerk for details. Probate records include not only wills, but also loose estates records.
• Forsyth County Tax Assessor / Collector
• Forsyth Co. North Carolina County Health Department

Forsyth County, North Carolina Census Records

• Learn More: State of North Carolina Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
• State Population Schedules: None
• Native American Population Schedules: 1894-1913
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Forsyth County, North Carolina Vital Records

• Learn More: State of North Carolina Vital Records
• Birth Records: from October 1913 to present
• Marriage Records: from January 1962 to present
• Death Records: from January 1, 1930 to present
• Divorce Records: from January 1958 to present
• Locations: North Carolina Vital Records
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Death, Divorce and Marriage Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  North Carolina Vital Records (Cooper Memorial Health Building), 225 N. McDowell St., Raleigh, NC 27603-1382; 919-733-3000

Forsyth County, North Carolina Resources

• Forsyth County Genealogical Society
• Forsyth County, North Carolina Message Boards

Forsyth County, North Carolina External Links

• Maine Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from North Carolina (1719 - 1977)
• Forsyth County, North Carolina Books - Amazon
• List of internments in Salem Moravian (North Carolina) grave yard
• Graveyard register of Friedland Moravian Church, Forsyth County, N.C.
• Forsyth Co., North Carolina - FindaGrave
• Hope Moravian Church records
• Index to memoirs filed in Salem Moravian Archives from 17 -19 , Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• The Memorabilia of fifty years, 1877 to 1927
• The Moravians in North Carolina
• Old Salem, North Carolina
• Forsyth County
• A History of Forsyth County, North Carolina
• North Carolina Digital Collections
• Forsyth County, North Carolina Links - Cyndi's List
• Forsyth Co. NCGenweb
• Forsyth County, North Carolina Ancestry Database Collections
• Forsyth County, North Carolina Military Records
• Chas. Emerson's North Carolina tobacco belt directory : embracing the counties of Alamance, Durham, Forsyth, Granville, Guilfo
• North Carolina City Directories