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Welcome to Forsyth ...

Forsyth is located in Emmet County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forsyth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Forsyth is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forsyth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Forsyth: 712

Communities Also Named Forsyth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Forsyth: This one is located in Emmet County and the other is located in Palo Alto County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 8 communities that are also named Forsyth - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forsyth.

Communities near Forsyth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forsyth.

  • Algona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmetsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Armstrong
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Graettinger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bancroft
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Swea City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Burt is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Whittemore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Ringsted
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fenton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Forsyth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forsyth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forsyth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forsyth.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forsyth. See our Newspapers Page for Forsyth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forsyth ...

Looking for more information about Forsyth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Forsyth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forsyth.

Adding Forsyth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forsyth in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Forsyth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Forsyth post office opened in 1890. The Forsyth post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forsyth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Emmet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forsyth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/