Welcome to Forsyth County ...

Time Zone: Forsyth County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Cumming is the Seat for Forsyth County.

Forsyth County was founded in 1832 and was created by taking area from Cherokee County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Forsyth had a population of 244,252 people. This is an increase of 38.21% since the last Census (which gave a population of 176,723 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forsyth represented 1.82% of the total population of Georgia.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Georgia
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  • Website for the Georgia Archives

• Websites specific to Forsyth County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Cherokee County
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  • Dawson County
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  • Fulton County
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  • Gwinnett County
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  • Hall County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Cemeteries of Forsyth County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Georgia