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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Forsyth (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Forsyth. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Forsyth is located in Monroe County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones & Lamar.

Below are the counties that are near Forsyth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forsyth:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Forsyth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Smarr
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smarr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarr
      • Smarr is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smarr <2>
    • Box Ankle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
      • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
    • Juliette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juliette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette
      • Juliette is located in Monroe County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliette <2>
    • Russellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Monroe County
    • Bolingbroke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Culloden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Lizella
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Bibb County
    • Brookhaven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
    • Payne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Bibb County
    • Bloomfield Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
      • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
    • Macon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinson Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
      • Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
    • Cross Keys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
      • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
    • East Macon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
      • East Macon is located in Bibb County
    • Mogul
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mogul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Mogul is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
    • Rutland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • Walden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
  • Butts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Flovilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jenkinsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
      • Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <2>
    • Fincherville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
      • Fincherville is located in Butts County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Musella
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musella
      • Musella is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musella <2>
    • Knoxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <2>
    • Roberta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
      • Roberta is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <2>
    • Lee Pope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
    • Zenith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
      • Zenith is located in Crawford County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <2>
    • Blacksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
    • McDonough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
      • McDonough is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <2>
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Monticello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Calvin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Round Oak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
      • Round Oak is located in Jones County
    • Wayside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
    • Bradley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Gray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
    • Belvedere Manor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
      • Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
    • Morton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
    • Jones Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
      • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
    • Pitts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • Pitts is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
    • Fortville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
    • Ethridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
    • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswoldville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
      • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Goggins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goggins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
      • Goggins is located in Lamar County
      • Goggins has also been known as:
      • Goggans Station
      • Goggans
      • Goggansville
      • Goggins Station
      • Gogginsville
    • Barnesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
    • Aldora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
      • Aldora is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Milner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Echeconnee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
      • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
    • Byron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Taylors Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
      • Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Meansville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Zebulon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Williamson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <2>
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hilltop
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hilltop is located in Pike County
  • Spalding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Orchard Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
      • Orchard Hill is located in Spalding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Hill <2>
    • East Griffin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
      • East Griffin is located in Spalding County
    • Griffin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Experiment
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny Side
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
      • Sunny Side is located in Spalding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Side <2>
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Carsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
      • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
    • Five Points
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Taylor County
  • Twiggs County
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
    • Yatesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Yatesville is located in Upson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yatesville <2>
    • The Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Rock
      • The Rock is located in Upson County
      • Former name for The Rock:
      • Topeka Junction
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Rock <2>
    • Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Upson County
    • Thomaston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hannahs Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannahs Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
    • Lincoln Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
    • Sunset Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Upson County
    • Barker Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
      • Barker Spring is located in Upson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forsyth, see our County-by-County Page for Forsyth.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Forsyth ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forsyth.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Forsyth. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Forsyth and those printed in the larger area surrounding Forsyth.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Forsyth.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Forsyth:

Cemeteries Near Forsyth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forsyth.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forsyth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.

  • Forsyth City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens
  • Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
  • Smith Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Garden of Prayer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Prayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Prayer Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Zellner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Zellner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zellner Cemetery
  • Little Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chambliss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambliss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambliss Cemetery
  • Stern Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stern Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stern Cemetery
  • Maynard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
  • Continue List   (423 more) ...
    • Owen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owen Cemetery
    • McCowen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ebenezer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Forsyth had a population of 920 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Forsyth had a population of 4,312 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.

  • Maynard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Monroe County
  • Collier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier
    • Collier is located in Monroe County
  • Brent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
    • Brent is located in Monroe County
  • Cabaniss
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabaniss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss
    • Cabaniss is located in Monroe County
  • Russellville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Russellville is located in Monroe County
  • Bolingbroke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Juliette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juliette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette
    • Juliette is located in Monroe County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliette <2>
  • Goggins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goggins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
    • Goggins is located in Lamar County
    • Goggins has also been known as:
    • Goggans Station
    • Goggans
    • Goggansville
    • Goggins Station
    • Gogginsville
  • Strouds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strouds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouds
    • Strouds is located in Monroe County
  • Bamah ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bamah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamah
    • Bamah is located in Monroe County
  • High Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
    • High Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Blount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount
    • Blount is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lorane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
      • Lorane is located in Bibb County
    • Dames Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dames Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dames Ferry
      • Dames Ferry is located in Monroe County
    • Elgin ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Butts County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forsyth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forsyth.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forsyth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountygeorgia.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forsyth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forsyth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0342, Longitude: -83.9385    
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forsyth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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