NC Gazetteer

Forsyth County

… was formed in 1849 from Stokes County. In the central part of the state, it is bounded by Guilford, Davidson, Davie, Yadkin, and Stokes Counties. It was named for Col. Benjamin Forsyth (ca. 1760-1814), a native of Stokes County who was killed on the Canadian frontier in the War of 1812. Area: 424 sq. mi. County seat: Winston-Salem, with an elevation of 858 ft. Townships are Abbotts Creek, Belews Creek, Bethania, Broadbay, Clemmonsville, Kernersville, Lewisville, Middle Fork, Old Richmond, Old Town, Salem Chapel, South Forks, Vienna, and Winston. Produces tobacco, wheat, oats, soybeans, blueberries, grapes, corn, poultry, dairy products, livestock, hogs, cigarettes and other tobacco products, hosiery, textiles, bakery products, machinery, fabricated metals, banking services, corrugated boxes, apparel, lumber, and crushed stone. See also Dobbs Parish; Wachovia.

bodies of water

Kernersville Water Reservoir

branches

Brushy Fork Branch
Candle Branch
Double Branch

businesses or business districts

Williams

cities

Winston-Salem

communities

Alspaugh
Atwood
Belew Creek
Blakley
Bower
Burkeville
Capernium
Craters Mill
Creek Mills
Dan's School
Delk
Dennis
Donnoha
Dosier
Fisherville
Friedland
Goodwill
Grimes Crossroads
Guthrie
Jule
Lewisville
Mathis
Muddy Creek
Nain
Oak Summit
Ogburntown
Okay
Old Town
Oldham
Pfafftown
Rural Hall
Sedges Garden
Seward
Smith
Stanleyville
Talleys Crossing
Tobaccoville
Union Cross
Union Ridge
Walkertown
West Bend
White Road

creeks

Bechewa Creek
Belews Creek
Blanket Creek
Brushy Creek
Crooked Run Creek
East Belews Creek
Ellison Creek
Fiddler Creek
Frazier Creek
Fries Creek
Fulp Creek
Kerners Mill Creek
Leak Creek
Little Creek
Lowery Mill Creek
Martin Mill Creek
Mill Creek
Muddy Creek
Muddy Creek
Panther Creek
Peters Creek
Salem Creek
Silas Creek
Soakas Creek
Sorrow Creek
Tomahawk Creek
Trickum Creek

former communities

Hanes
Old Richmond Township
Salem
Waughtown

historical markers

Bethabara historical marker
Fraternity Church Of The Brethren historical marker
Friedberg Church historical marker
Fries Manufacturing And Power Co. historical marker
Great Wagon Road historical marker
Mcknight's Meeting House historical marker
N.C. Federation Of Women's Clubs historical marker
Nazareth Church historical marker
Nissen Wagon Works historical marker
North Carolina School Of The Arts historical marker
Plank Road historical marker
R. J. Reynolds 1850-1918 historical marker
Reynolda House historical marker
Robert B. Glenn 1854-1920 historical marker
Robert M. Hanes 1890-1959 historical marker
Salem Academy And College historical marker
Shallow Ford historical marker
Simon G. Atkins 1863-1934 historical marker
Stoneman's Raid historical marker
Tobacco Unionism historical marker
Wachovia Tract historical marker
Wake Forest University historical marker
Washington's Southern Tour historical marker
Winston-Salem State University historical marker
Wm. Cyrus Briggs 1861-1918 historical marker

lakes

Lassiter Mill Lake
Reynolda Lake
Salem Lake
Winston Lake

parishes

Dobbs Parish

populated places

Winston

regions

Piedmont Crescent
Piedmont Dialect Region

rivers

Haw River
Little Yadkin River
Yadkin River

schools

Atkins High School
Career Center
Carter G. Woodson School
Carter High School
Carver High School
Early College of Forsyth
East Forsyth High School
Kingswood High School
Main Street Academy
Mount Tabor High School
NC Leadership Charter Academy
North Forsyth High School
Parkland Magnet High School
Quality Education Academy
Richard J. Reynolds High School
Robert B. Glenn High School
Ronald W. Reagan High School
Simon G. Atkins Academic & Technology High School
Walkertown High
West Forsyth High School
Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

towns

Bethania
Clemmons
Kernersville
Vienna

townships

Abbotts Creek Township
Belews Creek Township
Bethania Township
Broadbay Township
Clemmonsville Township
Kernersville Township
Lewisville Township
Middle Fork Township
Old Town Township
Salem Chapel Township
South Fork Township
Vienna Township
Winston Township

transportation-related places

Shallow Ford

waterfalls

Johnsons Falls