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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[Georgia_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
=== Colonial and State Records === | === Colonial and State Records === | ||
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=== Land Lottery Records === | === Land Lottery Records === | ||
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 | 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, 1832, and 1833. | ||
The Georgia Genealogical Society published a guide to researching the land lotteries. | |||
*Paul K. Graham, ''Georgia Land Lottery Research'' (Atlanta, Georgia: Georgia Genealogical Society, 2010). | |||
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 {{FHL|975.8 R2wv}}. This lists the names of all registrants, while the other lotteries list only those who received land. | *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. | ||