Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Forsyth County

County Courthouse
Forsyth County Courthouse 100 W Courthouse Square Cumming, GA 30040-0128 Phone: 770.781.2120 Clerk of Courts has land records from 1830’s, divorce and court records; Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records

Parent County
1832--Forsyth County was created 3 December 1832 from Cherokee County. County seat: Cumming

Record Loss
1973 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee
 * Dawson
 * Fulton
 * Gwinnett
 * Hall

Probate

 * Wills 1856-1892 (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book C 1892-1935 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1859-60 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)