Headnote
FORSYTH COUNTY, situated toward the northerly part of Georgia, with Chattahoochee river on the southeast. Area, 290 square miles. Seat of justice, Cumming. Pop. in 1840, 5,619; in 1850, 8,850. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Georgia

Forsyth County, Georgia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
FORSYTH COUNTY, situated toward the northerly part of Georgia, with Chattahoochee river on the southeast. Area, 290 square miles. Seat of justice, Cumming. Pop. in 1840, 5,619; in 1850, 8,850.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 127.
Name Type
Cumming, GA City or Town
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