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About

Forsyth County was founded in 1849 from Stokes.

Name Change Details

Date(s)Name / Notes
1753-1770 Rowan County
The Forsyth County area was originally settled by German-speaking Moravians from Pennsylvania, who purchased nearly 100,000 acres from Lord Granville in 1753. This tract, which they called Wachovia, included much of present-day Forsyth County. At the time, this area was a part of Rowan County.
1770-1789 Surry County
In 1770, the northern part of Rowan County became Surry County.
1789-1849 Stokes County
In 1789 Surry was further subdivided to form Stokes.
1849 Forsythe County
In 1849, the new county of Forsyth was formed from the southern part of Stokes. It was named in honor of Colonel Benjamin Forsyth, a native of Stokes County who fell on the northern frontier in the second war with England.

Surnames

Birth, Death, or Burial

Leinbach, Ranck

Nearby Newspapers

Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem, NC; GenealogyBank
11/14/1997 - Current
~8 miles
Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem, NC; GenealogyBank
8/30/1898 - 12/30/1929
~8 miles
Topsail Voice
Hampstead, NC; GenealogyBank
9/10/2008 - 3/28/2012
~12 miles
Pilot
Pilot Mountain, NC; GenealogyBank
2/20/2008 - Current
~16 miles
Stokes News
Danbury, NC; GenealogyBank
12/20/2007 - Current
~17 miles
Yadkin Ripple
Yadkinville, NC; GenealogyBank
9/19/2007 - Current
~18 miles
High Point Enterprise
High Point, NC; GenealogyBank
4/14/2007 - Current
~24 miles
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