I knew a good friend that lived off that street in Valdosta, Georgia a long time ago, but never knew it was for Nathan Bedford Forrest?
Did anyone even know who Forrest was in 1863? That was before he became famous for a battle in 1864.
I would trust more what Donald Davis of Lowndes County Historical Museum, says.
We had a Jefferson Davis Drive which was quietly changed to Davis Drive about 15 years ago