Forsyth County, North Carolina Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Forsyth County, North Carolina from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Forsyth County Overview
29
Cemeteries
39
Indexed Records
29
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Forsyth County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Forsyth County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Forsyth County, North Carolina contains 29 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 39 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Westlawn Gardens Of Memory is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1919 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Forsyth County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Forsyth County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Forsyth County map overview
County center reference: 34.9039, -77.4623
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Forsyth County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Forsyth County Cemetery Directory
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Back to North CarolinaWestlawn Gardens Of Memory
VA📍 WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Forsyth Memorial Park
USGSCrestview Memorial Park
USGSParklawn Memorial Park
USGSPiedmont Memorial Gardens
USGSJefferson Christian Church Cemetery
VA📍 RURAL HALL, NC
East Lawn Gardens of Memory
USGSGarden of Memories Cemetery
USGSOaklawn Memorial Gardens
USGSRural Hall Memorial Park
VA📍 RURAL HALL, NC
Samaritan Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Samartian Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Westmoreland Family Cemetery
VA📍 RURAL HALL, NC
Advente Moravian God's Acre Cemetery
USGSBanner Cemetery
USGSBeck Cemetery
USGSBellevue Cemetery
USGSCarmichael Cemetery
USGSClayton Cemetery
USGSClemmons Memorial Park
USGSEvergreen Cemetery
USGSFlint Cemetery
USGSGriffin Cemetery
USGSMecum Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Forsyth County, North Carolina
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Chris F Hooper
🪦 Forsyth Memorial Park
Edward A Glowka
🪦 Forsyth Memorial Park
Daniel W Richardson
🪦 Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
Carl Matthew Harmon
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
David Hayes Caffey
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
Clarence Ray Wilkins
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
David C James
🪦 Crestview Memorial Park
Ernest Leslie Kiger
🪦 Jefferson Christian Church Cemetery
David Allen Simms
🪦 Jefferson Christian Church Cemetery
Deborah Ann Haynes
🪦 Rural Hall Memorial Park
Donald Albert Price
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
Charles J Davis
🪦 Parklawn Memorial Park
Calvin Antonio Brown
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
Everette A Douglas
🪦 Crestview Memorial Park
Claude E Knight
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
David William Wright
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
Chiquita Rene Coad
🪦 Piedmont Memorial Gardens
Bobby Ray Robbins
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
Fannye T Sanders
🪦 Parklawn Memorial Park
Carl Thomas Dickerson
🪦 Forsyth Memorial Park
Everette Butner
🪦 Forsyth Memorial Park
Ernest Wilkerson Kiger
🪦 Crestview Memorial Park
Bakhit Kourman
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
David F Safewright
🪦 Samaritan Baptist Church Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Forsyth County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Forsyth County, North Carolina
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Chris F Hooper
🪦 Forsyth Memorial Park
1937-09-28 - 2022-12-02 Rank: RD2
Edward A Glowka
🪦 Forsyth Memorial Park
1923-02-23 - 2022-07-02
Daniel W Richardson
🪦 Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
1934-08-11 - 2022-04-29
Carl Matthew Harmon
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
1924-02-16 - 2022-04-26 Rank: SOM2
David Hayes Caffey
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
1950-09-14 - 2022-04-25 Rank: SP5
Clarence Ray Wilkins
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
1946-06-12 - 2022-02-23
David C James
🪦 Crestview Memorial Park
1934-02-01 - 2022-01-30 Rank: SP4
Ernest Leslie Kiger
🪦 Jefferson Christian Church Cemetery
1933-08-15 - 2022-01-14 Rank: PFC
David Allen Simms
🪦 Jefferson Christian Church Cemetery
1947-01-11 - 2021-11-30
Deborah Ann Haynes
🪦 Rural Hall Memorial Park
1957-04-28 - 2021-11-16
Donald Albert Price
🪦 Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
1940-06-19 - 2021-11-11 Rank: LTC
Charles J Davis
🪦 Parklawn Memorial Park
1946-04-27 - 2021-11-09 Rank: SGT
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Forsyth County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Forsyth County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Forsyth County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Forsyth County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Forsyth County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Westlawn Gardens Of Memory
9 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Forsyth Memorial Park
8 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Forsyth County burial records
Use a full name plus Forsyth County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to North Carolina archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Forsyth County
Forsyth County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the North Carolina archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Forsyth County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Forsyth County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Forsyth County?
29 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Forsyth County, North Carolina, with 29 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Forsyth County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Forsyth County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Forsyth County burial records include military branch context?
39 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Forsyth County.