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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: | 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 {{FHL|46190|item|disp=FHL film 465071(first of 61 films)}} This set includes some records as late as 1939. | ||
*Land lottery records, 1806 to 1870 (37 films) | *Land lottery records, 1806 to 1870 {{FHL|156981|item|disp=FHL film 465131(first of 37 films)}} Includes various Georgia counties for selected years | ||
*Land lottery surveys (24 films) | *Land lottery surveys {{FHL|157006|item|disp=FHL film 465017(first of 24 films)}} | ||
*Headright surveys (19 films) | *Headright surveys {{FHL|315671|item|disp=FHL film 464998(first of 19 films)}} Most of the volumes do not include dates. | ||
*Reverted lottery records, 1815 to 1872 {{FHL|74218|item|disp=FHL film 511996(first of 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 {{FHL|975.8 R2hg}}. | |||
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 === | ||