Forsyth County Death Records

To find Forsyth County death records, use the death record tool shown below. This tool helps you look up many kinds of death files. It lets you check a wide range of key facts. You can search by name, death date, or go through the list by year.

The tool gives you quick ways to see where and when someone passed. You can also see if a death paper was made and filed. Want to check an old year? You can do that too. The tool is built to make this work easy.

If the search tool gives you a hard time, don’t stress. You can reach out to the records staff. They will help you out and steer you right.

Forsyth County Recorder’s Office
Address: 201 N. Chestnut Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Phone: (336) 703-2700

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Official Forsyth County Death Records Resources

Agency Info	Description
Forsyth County Register of Deeds 201 N Chestnut St Winston Salem NC 27101 336 703 2700	Main place to get death docs for all of Forsyth County. This spot gives real copies fast if you ask right. They keep track of all deaths in the county.
North Carolina Vital Records 1903 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 919 733 3000 vitalrecordslhd@dhhs.nc.gov	Has death files from all NC spots, not just Forsyth. Can send copies if one died outside the county or long time back. State group works with the county too.
Winston Salem City Link 101 N Main St Winston Salem NC 27101 336 727 8000 citylink@cityofws.org	Helps folks in town get info on how to grab a death paper from Forsyth County. Staff can guide where and how to ask.
Kernersville Town Clerk 134 E Mountain St Kernersville NC 27284 336 996 3121	Helps folks who live in Kernersville. Will send them to the county clerk for death docs and forms.
Clemmons Village Hall 3715 Clemmons Rd Clemmons NC 27012 336 766 7511	Serves the Clemmons area. Staff gives tips on where to fetch Forsyth County death papers.
Lewisville Town Hall 6510 Shallowford Rd Lewisville NC 27023 336 945 5558	Guides town folk on who to call or where to go for death files kept by the county.
Walkertown Town Hall 5177 Main St Walkertown NC 27051 336 595 2101	Offers town help. Will point folks to Forsyth County for real death docs.
Rural Hall Town Hall 423 Bethania Rural Hall Rd Rural Hall NC 27045 336 969 6856 abrown@ruralhall.com	Serves local folks. Sends folks to ask Forsyth County for their needed death file.
Bethania Town Office 5385 Ham Horton Ln Bethania NC 27010 336 922 1966	Small town aid group. Gives info on how to ask Forsyth County for true death docs.
Tobaccoville Village Hall 4260 Tobaccoville Rd Tobaccoville NC 27050 336 983 0029	Can help town folks know where to look for Forsyth County death files.
Pfafftown Community Resource 3750 Transou Rd Pfafftown NC 27040 336 703 6776	Gives aid to locals. Shares ways to reach Forsyth County death docs for legal or family use.