Forbush, North Carolina

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Forbush is a community in central Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The community is named for George Forbush, one of the earliest European settlers in Northwestern North Carolina. Forbush, who moved south from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, settled on the west bank of the Yadkin River about two miles north of Shallow Ford in 1748^[1].

The community shares its name with the Forbush Township.

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^ An Illustrated History of Yadkin County, 1850-1980, by William E. Rutledge Jr., Page 7

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v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Yadkin County, North Carolina

County seat: Yadkinville

Towns	Boonville \| East Bend \| Jonesville \| Yadkinville

Townships	Boonville \| Deep Creek \| East Bend \| Forbush \| North Buck Shoals \| North Fall Creek \| North Knobs \| North Liberty \| South Buck Shoals \| South Fall Creek \| South Knobs \| South Liberty

Unincorporated communities	Barney Hill \| Brooks Crossroads \| Courtney \| Enon \| Fall Creek \| Footville \| Forbush \| Hamptonville \| Huntsville \| Lone Hickory \| Richmond Hill \| Smithtown \| Swan Creek \| Windsors Crossroads