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| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Forney | former community in W Swain County on Tuckasegee River at the mouth of Forney Creek. Alt. 1,537. The site is now under the waters of Fontana Lake. |
| Forney Creek | rises in E Lincoln County and flows SE into Killian Creek. Named for Jacob Forney, pioneer settler of about 1750. |
| Forney Creek | rises in N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SW and S into Tuckasegee River. |
| Forney Ridge | N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a lofty spur extending SW from Clingmans Dome between Forney Creek and Noland Creek. |
| Forneys Creek Township | NW Swain County. |
| Forrester Ridge | NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, extends SE from Blockhouse Mountain to the confluence of Haw Gap Branch and Hazel Creek. |
| Forshee | community in S Rockingham County between Troublesome Creek and Little Troublesome Creek. Served by post office, 1900-1917. Named for Annie Forshee, relative of postmaster. |
| Forsyth County | was formed in 1849 from Stokes County. In the central part of the state, it is bounded by Guilford, Davidson, Davie, Yadkin, and Stokes Counties. It was named for Col. Benjamin Forsyth (ca. 1760-1814), a native of Stokes County who was killed on the Canadian frontier in the War of 1812. Area: 424 sq. mi. County seat: Winston-Salem, with an elevation of 858 ft. Townships are Abbotts Creek, Belews Creek, Bethania, Broadbay, Clemmonsville, Kernersville, Lewisville, Middle Fork, Old Richmond, Old Town, Salem Chapel, South Forks, Vienna, and Winston. Produces tobacco, wheat, oats, soybeans, blueberries, grapes, corn, poultry, dairy products, livestock, hogs, cigarettes and other tobacco products, hosiery, textiles, bakery products, machinery, fabricated metals, banking services, corrugated boxes, apparel, lumber, and crushed stone. See also Dobbs Parish; Wachovia. |
| Forsyth Creek | rises in E central McDowell County and flows SE into Lake James on the Catawba River. |
| Fort Anderson | See Brunswick. |