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The parts of Georgia that are now Alabama and Mississippi were ceded in 1802. The remaining northern and western areas of present-day Georgia were surveyed and given away by lotteries in 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, and 1832. The lottery lists have been published in several sources, such as: | The parts of Georgia that are now Alabama and Mississippi were ceded in 1802. The remaining northern and western areas of present-day Georgia were surveyed and given away by lotteries in 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, and 1832. The lottery lists have been published in several sources, such as: | ||
*Virginia S. and Ralph V. Wood, ''The 1805 Georgia Land Lottery'' (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Greenwood Press, 1964; Family History Library book | *Virginia S. and Ralph V. Wood, ''The 1805 Georgia Land Lottery'' (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Greenwood Press, 1964; Family History Library book {{FHL|975.8 R2wv}}. This lists the names of all registrants, while the other lotteries list only those who received land. | ||
An alphabetical index to Georgia land grant records, 1767-1908, in the Surveyor General Department is on Family History Library microfilms | *Also see Robert Scott Davis, Jr., and Rev. Silas E. Lucas, ''The Georgia Land Lottery Papers, 1805-1914: Genealogical Data''. (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1979; Family History Library book [{{FHL|975.8 R2d}}. This includes a map showing which counties were formed in each of the lotteries. | ||
An alphabetical index to Georgia land grant records, 1767-1908, in the Surveyor General Department is on Family History Library microfilms {{FHL|465173-84}}. The Family History Library also has the following records for Georgia: | |||
*Headrights and land grants, 1756 to 1860s (61 films) | *Headrights and land grants, 1756 to 1860s (61 films) | ||
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*Reverted lottery records, 1815 to 1872 (9 films). These are records of lots which reverted to the state because the lottery receiver did not claim them. | *Reverted lottery records, 1815 to 1872 (9 films). These are records of lots which reverted to the state because the lottery receiver did not claim them. | ||
For further details on state land records, see Marion R. Hemperley, ''The Georgia Surveyor General Department: A History and Inventory of Georgia's Land Office'' (Atlanta, Georgia: State Printing Office, 1982; Family History Library book | For further details on state land records, see Marion R. Hemperley, ''The Georgia Surveyor General Department: A History and Inventory of Georgia's Land Office'' (Atlanta, Georgia: State Printing Office, 1982; Family History Library book {{FHL|975.8 R2hg}}. | ||
=== County Records === | === County Records === | ||