Forsyth County, Georgia places and people

Forsyth County, Georgia Basics:

Forsyth County Georgia - Government Site

Population: 187,927
Area: 224 square miles
County seat: Cumming
Area code(s) in use: 770
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.3%
Median household income: $87,585
Persons in poverty: 6.7%
Home ownership rate: 86.2%
Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Cherokee Dawson Fulton Gwinnett Hall

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Map of the Forsyth County area

Our detail map of Forsyth County shows the Forsyth County, Georgia boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Forsyth County, Georgia

Airports show all on map

Adams Heliport, Ebeneezer Airport, Mathis Airport, McDonald Heliport, Stoney Point Airfield

Bars show all on map

Bowmans Island Shoals, Fish Weir Shoals, Jones Bridge Shoals

Bays show all on map

Bridges show all on map

Fourmile Creek Bridge, Keith Bridge Access Point, Long Bridge, Pooles Mill Covered Bridge, Settles Bridge, Sixmile Creek Bridge, Twomile Creek Bridge

Buildings show all on map

Cumming City Hall, Cumming City Jail, Cumming Forsyth Chamber of Commerce, Cumming Police Department, Cumming Senior Center, Cummings Fire Station, Forsyth County Administration Building, Forsyth County Courthouse, Forsyth County Detention Center, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 1, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 10, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 12, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 13, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 14, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 15, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 2, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 3, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 4, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 5, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 6, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 7, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 8, Forsyth County Fire Department Station 9, Forsyth County Library, Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Department, Forsyth County Precinct 3 Sheriffs Station, Forsyth County School Adminstration Building, Forsyth County Sheriff Office South Precinct, Forsyth County Sheriff Precinct Number 1, Forsyth County Sheriff Precinct Number 2, Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, Forsyth County Sheriff's Office North Precinct, Forsyth County Station 10 Fire Station, Forsyth County Station 11 Fire Station, Forsyth County Tax Commissioner Office Sharon Springs Branch, Georgia State Patrol Troop B Post 37 Cumming, Sharon Forks Library

Cemeteries show all on map

Antioch Cemetery, Bagley Cemetery, Beaver Run Cemetery, Bethel Cemetery, Bethlehem Cemetery, Coal Mountain Cemetery, Concord Cemetery, Cumming City Cemetery, Ebenezer Cemetery, Friendship Cemetery, Haw Creek Cemetery, Heard Cemetery, Hopewell Cemetery, Kemp Cemetery, Mars Hill Cemetery, Mount Zion Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Poole Cemetery, Sawnee View Gardens, Sewell Cemetery, Sharon Cemetery, Shiloh Cemetery, Westbrook Cemetery, Zion Hill Cemetery

Churches show all on map

Abundant Life Assembly Church, Alberta Church, Antioch Church, Bald Ridge Chapel, Beaver Run Church, Bethel Church, Bethelview Church, Bethlehem Church, Brandywine Baptist Church, Castleberry Road Baptist Church, Church of God, Coal Mountain Church, Common People Baptist Church, Concord Church, Congregational Holiness Church, Corinth Church, County Line Church, Creekside United Methodist Church, Crossroads Church, Cumming First Methodist Church, Daves Creek Church, Deer Creek Shores Presbyterian Church, Ebenezer Church, Faith Church, Fields of the Woods Church, First Baptist Church, First Christian Church, Forsyth Church, Friendship Church, Harmony Grove Church, Haw Creek Church, Hopewell Church, Kingdom Hall Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs WItnesses, Lanier United Methodist Church, Longstreet Church, Mayfield Church, Midway Church, Mission Church, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Mount Pisgah Church, Mount Tabor Church, New Harmony Baptist Church, New Hope Church, New Light Church, North Calvary Chapel, North Lanier Baptist Church, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Piedmont Church, Pine Crest Baptist Church, Pine Ridge Church, Pleasant Grove Church, Pleasant Grove Church, Pleasant View Church, Presbyterian Church, Roanoke Church, Salem Baptist Church, Sawnee View Church, Settingdown Church, Shady Grove Church, Shady Grove Church, Sharon Church, Shiloh Church, Siloam Baptist Church, Silver Shoals Church, Union Hill Church, Zion Hill Church

Crossings show all on map

Gilberts Ferry (historical), Goddards Ford (historical), Goddards Old Ford, Lights Ferry (historical), Orrs Ferry (historical), Winns Ferry (historical)

Dams show all on map

Anderson Dam Number One, Anderson Dam Number Two, Buford Dam, Cumming Twin Lake Number One Dam, Cumming Twin Lake Number Two Dam, Etowah River Structure Number Four Dam, Etowah River Subwatershed Number One Dam, Johnsen Dam, Kalb Dam, Mashburn Mill Dam, Matthews Lake Dam, Mcwilliams Lake Dam, Norrell Lake Dam, Pine Lake Dam, Rendering Plant Lake Dam, Sawnee Lake Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure 10 Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure 11 Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure 15 Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure 16 Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure 21 Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure 26 Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure 27 Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure 30-A Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure 30-B Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure 59 Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure Four Dam, Settingdown Creek Structure Six Dam, Settingdown Creek Watershed Number 54 Dam, Vaughn Lake Dam, Westbrook Dam

Gaps show all on map

Bettes Gap, Chamblee Gap, Sawnee Gap, Tribble Gap

Hospitals show all on map

Lakeside Community Hospital, Northside Hospital Forsyth Campus

Lakes show all on map

Locales show all on map

Bald Ridge Creek Campground, Baldridge Marina, Bennett Business Park, Brandywine Community House, Buford State Trout Hatchery, Charleston Access Point, Cumming 400 Shopping Center, Cumming Industrial Park, Cumming Marketplace Shopping Center, Forsyth Industrial Park, Grassland Crossing Shopping Center, Greens Corners Shopping Center, Johns Creek Shopping Center, Johns Creek Technology Park, Lakeland Plaza Shopping Center, Lanier Crossing Shopping Center, Lanier Four Hundred Industrial Park, Lanier Golf Club, Lanier Village Shopping Center, Long Hollow Access Point, Longstreet Fish Hatchery, McFarland Four Hundred Industrial Park, Meadow Walk Shopping Center, Merchants Square Shopping Center, Mount Zion Access Point, North Cumming Corners Shopping Center, North Cumming Shopping Center, North Four Hundred Industrial Park, North Industrial Park, Northgate Four Hundred Industrial Park, Pendley Industrial Park, Pilgrim Mill Square Shopping Center, Sawnee Campground, Shadburn Ferry Access Point, Sharon Green Shopping Center, Shops at Laurel Springs Shopping Center, Six Mile Creek Access Point, Tidwell Access Point, Tri-County Plaza Shopping Center, Trotters Creek Industrial Park, Twenty West Industrial Park, Twomile Creek Access Point, Vanns Tavern Access Point, West Bank Overlook, Wildcat Creek Access Point, Williams Ferry Access Point, Young Deer Creek Access Point

Military show all on map

Fort Campbell (historical), Fort Scudders (historical)

Parks show all on map

Athens Park, Bald Ridge Creek Public Use Area, Bethel Park, Central Park, Cumming City Park, Mary Alice Park, Midway Park, Shady Grove Park, West Bank Public Use Area

Populated Places show all on map

Big Creek, Brookwood, Chestatee, Coal Mountain, Cumming, Drew, Ducktown, Dunn, Harmony (historical), Heardville, Hightower, Mars Hill Crossroads, Matt, Oscarville, Pirkle Woods, Rollingwood Mobile Home Park, The Polo Fields

Post Offices show all on map

Cumming Post Office

Reservoirs show all on map

Anderson Lake, Anderson Lake Number One, Anderson Lake Number Two, Cumming Twin Lake Number One, Cumming Twin Lake Number Two, Cumming Twin Lakes, Johnsen Lake, Kalb Lake, Lake Alice, Lake Sidney Lanier, Mashburn Mill Lake, Matthews Lake, Mcwilliams Lake, Norrell Lake, Odum Lake, Pine Lake, Rendering Plant Lake, Reservoir 15, Reservoir 21, Reservoir 26, Reservoir 27, Reservoir 30-A, Reservoir 30-B, Reservoir 59, Reservoir Four, Reservoir Four, Reservoir Number One, Reservoir Six, Sawnee Lake, Settingdown Creek Reservoir Number Two, Settingdown Creek Watershed 10 Reservoir, Settingdown Creek Watershed Reservoir Number 54, Settingdown Reservoir Number 56, Twin Lakes, Vaughn Lake, Westbrook Lake, Wilkie

Ridges show all on map

Schools show all on map

Atlanta Country Day School, Big Creek Elementary School, Brookwood Elementary School, Chattahoochee Elementary School, Chestatee Elementary School, Coal Mountain Elementary School, Corinth School (historical), Cornerstone School, Cumming Elementary School, Cumming Male Academy (historical), Cumming School, Daves Creek Elementary School, Daves Creek Elementary School, Ducktown School, Forsyth Academy, Forsyth Central High School, Friendship School, George W Whitlow Elementary School, Haw Creek Elementary School, Hightower Baptist Institute (historical), Ivy League Montessori School, Johns Creek Elementary School, Lakeside Middle School, Lambert High School, Lanier Technical College Forsyth Campus, Liberty Middle School, Little Mill Middle School, Marcus Elementary School, Mashburn Elementary School, Mashburn Senior High School, Matt Elementary School, McGinnis Woods Country Day School, Midway Elementary School, Milford School (historical), Montessori School of Cumming, North Forsyth High School, North Forsyth Middle School, Otwell Middle School, Piedmont Learning Center, Pinecrest Academy, Piney Grove Middle School, Riverwatch Middle School, Sawnee Elementary School, Sawnee Primary School, Settles Bridge Elementary School, Sharon Elementary School, Shiloh Point Elementary School, Silver City Elementary School, South Forsyth High School, South Forsyth Middle School, South Forsyth Middle School, Vickery Creek Elementary School, Vickery Creek Middle School, West Forsyth High School

Streams show all on map

Bagley Creek, Baldridge Creek, Bannister Creek, Bentley Creek, Brewton Creek, Cheatam Creek, Cobb Creek, Cogburn Creek, Daves Creek, Dick Creek, Fourmile Creek, Harris Creek, Haw Creek, James Creek, Kelley Mill Branch, Little Ridge Creek, Sawmill Branch, Sawnee Creek, Sixmile Creek, Squattingdown Creek, Starr Creek, Taylor Creek, Thalley Creek, Twomile Creek, Yellow Creek, Young Deer Creek

Summits show all on map

Fox Hill, Sawnee Mountain

Towers show all on map

WHNE-AM (Cumming), WWEV-FM (Cumming),

Forsyth County, Georgia Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	164,436
Asian	13,906
Black	5,825
Mixed	2,630
American Indian	939
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	187

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