Welcome to Forsyth ...

Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forsyth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Forsyth is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Forsyth is within the boundaries of the (716) area code.

Websites for Forsyth ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Forsyth, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Forsyth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Forsyth - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Michigan, Missouri and Montana.

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.

• Fredonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <3>
• North East
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <3>
• Westfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
• Mayville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <3>
• Brocton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
  • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <3>
• Sherman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <3>
• Cassadaga
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassadaga <3>
• Panama
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Panama is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <3>
• Bemus Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point
  • Bemus Point is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bemus Point <3>
• Bournes Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournes Beach
  • Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua County

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 both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forsyth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Forsyth post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forsyth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/