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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

Area Codes for Forsyth: 716 & 624<3>

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.

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 near Forsyth ...

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

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 (so far) 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. The Forsyth post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forsyth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chautauqua, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Forsyth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Forsyth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/