Forsyth County, North Carolina
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== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
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==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/forsyth/forsythcemeteries.html Forsyth County Cemeteries] - via the NCGenWeb Archives | ||
| + | *[http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/fors/index.htm Forsyth County Cemeteries] - via Cemetery Census | ||
| + | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1684 Forsyth County Cemeteries] - listed at FindAGrave.com | ||
==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
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==== Land ==== | ==== Land ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.forsythdeeds.com/gtgt.php Deeds: 1849-1965] -- can be searched online on the Forsyth County Register of Deeds website. | ||
==== Local Histories ==== | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||
==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISORESTMP=results.php&CISOVIEWTMP=item_viewer.php&CISOMODE=grid&CISOGRID=thumbnail,A,1;title,A,1;displa,A,0;publis,A,0;collec,A,0;30;date,title,none,none,none&CISOBIB=mapid,A,1,N;collec,A,0,N;title,200,0,N;none,A,0,N;none,A,0,N;20;mapid,none,none,none,none&CISOTHUMB=20%20(4x5);mapid,none,none,none,none&CISOTITLE=20;mapid,none,none,none,none&CISOHIERA=20;collec,mapid,none,none,none&CISOSUPPRESS=0&CISOTYPE=link&CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=spatia&CISOBOX1=Forsyth+County&CISOOP2=exact&CISOFIELD2=collec&CISOBOX2=&CISOOP3=exact&CISOFIELD3=title&CISOBOX3=&CISOOP4=exact&CISOFIELD4=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOBOX4=&c=exact&CISOROOT=%2Fncmaps Forsyth County Maps] - via the NC Maps project | ||
==== Military ==== | ==== Military ==== | ||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
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| + | *[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/titles/places/north_carolina/Forsyth Forsyth county newspapers] - a listing of newspapers published in the county & libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress | ||
| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ncnews/resultlist.php?county=forsyth Forsyth County residents in the newspaper] - name listing of people from the county as located in misc. newspaper articles; time span varies. Articles indexed in the NC People in the Papers database. | ||
==== Probate ==== | ==== Probate ==== | ||
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==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
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| + | ===== Births ===== | ||
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| + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1726957&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964] - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state; via FamilySearch | ||
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| + | ===== Marriages ===== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/forsyth/forsythmarriages.html Forsyth County Marriages] - on the NCGenWeb Archives | ||
| + | *[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675484&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979] - search this database of marriages from across the state - images included; via FamilySearch | ||
| + | *[http://goo.gl/FsJlh Forsyth County marriages] - may be included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website. | ||
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| + | ===== Deaths ===== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ncnews/resultlist.php?nametype=decedent&county=forsyth Forsyth county deaths] - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s. | ||
| + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1609799&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D%20 North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930] - search a statewide collection of freely available death certificates - images are included; via FamilySearch | ||
| + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675510&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Deaths & Burials, 1898-1994] - search death records from across the state; via FamilySearch <br> | ||
==== Yearbooks ==== | ==== Yearbooks ==== | ||
*Wake Forest University: [http://goo.gl/e2FIl 1903-2008] | *Wake Forest University: [http://goo.gl/e2FIl 1903-2008] | ||
| + | *Salem College: [http://library.digitalnc.org/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=digita&CISOBOX1=North+Carolina+College+and+University+Yearbooks&CISOOP2=exact&CISOFIELD2=contri&CISOROOT=%2Fyearbooks&CISOBOX2=Salem%20College 1902-1983] | ||
*[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ybook/resultlist.php?county=forsyth&state=NC Forsyth County students at North Carolina colleges] - a list alphabetized by surname from the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index | *[http://www.ncgenweb-data.com/ybook/resultlist.php?county=forsyth&state=NC Forsyth County students at North Carolina colleges] - a list alphabetized by surname from the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index | ||
== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncfcgs/ Forsyth County Genealogical Society] | ||
| + | *[http://www.forsythnchistory.com/ Forsyth County Historical Society] | ||
| + | *[http://northcarolinaroom.wordpress.com/ Forsyth County Public Library (NC Room)]<br> | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
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| Founded | 1849 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Winston-Salem | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Forsyth County
Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1849--Forsyth County was created 16 January 1849 from Stokes County.
County seat: Winston-Salem [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Forsyth County Cemeteries - via the NCGenWeb Archives
- Forsyth County Cemeteries - via Cemetery Census
- Forsyth County Cemeteries - listed at FindAGrave.com
Church
Court
Land
- Deeds: 1849-1965 -- can be searched online on the Forsyth County Register of Deeds website.
Local Histories
Maps
- Forsyth County Maps - via the NC Maps project
Military
Newspapers
- Forsyth county newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county & libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress
- Forsyth County residents in the newspaper - name listing of people from the county as located in misc. newspaper articles; time span varies. Articles indexed in the NC People in the Papers database.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Births
- North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964 - search this name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state; via FamilySearch
Marriages
- Forsyth County Marriages - on the NCGenWeb Archives
- North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979 - search this database of marriages from across the state - images included; via FamilySearch
- Forsyth County marriages - may be included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
Deaths
- Forsyth county deaths - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
- North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930 - search a statewide collection of freely available death certificates - images are included; via FamilySearch
- North Carolina Deaths & Burials, 1898-1994 - search death records from across the state; via FamilySearch
Yearbooks
- Wake Forest University: 1903-2008
- Salem College: 1902-1983
- Forsyth County students at North Carolina colleges - a list alphabetized by surname from the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Societies and Libraries
- Forsyth County Genealogical Society
- Forsyth County Historical Society
- Forsyth County Public Library (NC Room)
Web Sites
- NCGenWeb: Forsyth County - part of the USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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