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In addition to published tax lists, some substitutes for the early missing censuses include:  
In addition to published tax lists, some substitutes for the early missing censuses include:  


*Coulter, E. Merton, and Albert B. Saye. A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1949. (FHL book 975.8 W2L; film 007092.) This is for the period 1733 to 1747. It is updated by the Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly 19 (1983): 111-131. (FHL book 975.8 B2ga.)  
*Coulter, E. Merton, and Albert B. Saye. ''A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia''. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1949. (Family History Library book 975.8 W2L; film 007092.) This is for the period 1733 to 1747. It is updated by the Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly 19 (1983): 111-131. (Family History Library book 975.8 B2ga.)  
*De Lamar, Marie, and Elizabeth Rothstein. The Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia. 1976. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. (FHL book 975.8 X2L.)  
*De Lamar, Marie, and Elizabeth Rothstein. ''The Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia''. 1976. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. (Family History Library book 975.8 X2L.)  
*Wood, Virginia S., and Ralph V. Wood. 1805 Georgia Land Lottery. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Greenwood Press, 1964. (FHL book 975.8 R21w.) <br>
*Wood, Virginia S., and Ralph V. Wood. ''1805 Georgia Land Lottery''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Greenwood Press, 1964. (Family History Library book 975.8 R21w.) <br>


== Historical Background  ==
== Historical Background  ==
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==== Mortality Schedules  ====
==== Mortality Schedules  ====


'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Copies of the schedules (FHL films 422413-18) and indexes are at the Family History Library.  
'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Copies of the schedules (Family History Library microfilms 422413-18) and indexes are at the Family History Library.  


*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
*[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
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'''Soundex--'''Microfilm [[Soundex|soundex]] (phonetic) indexes exist for the 1880 (partial index), 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses. The 1910 index is in two parts. The first part indexes the cities of Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah, and the second indexes the remainder of the state.  
'''Soundex--'''Microfilm [[Soundex|soundex]] (phonetic) indexes exist for the 1880 (partial index), 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses. The 1910 index is in two parts. The first part indexes the cities of Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah, and the second indexes the remainder of the state.  


'''Miracode--'''The 1930 census for Georgia has a [[Soundex|miracode]] index, which is a phonetic index similar to Soundex.
'''Miracode--'''The 1930 census for Georgia has a [[Soundex|miracode]] index, which is a phonetic index similar to Soundex.  


== State Census  ==
== State Census  ==
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Most of the available state censuses are indexed in:  
Most of the available state censuses are indexed in:  


*Townsend, Brigid S. ''Indexes to Seven State Census Reports for Counties in Georgia, 1838-1845''. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1975. (FHL book 975.8 X2pt.)  
*Townsend, Brigid S. ''Indexes to Seven State Census Reports for Counties in Georgia, 1838-1845''. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1975. (Family History Library book 975.8 X2pt.)  
*''Censuses for Georgia Counties: Taliferro 1827, Lumpkin 1838, Chatham 1845''. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1979. (FHL book 975.8 X2c.)
*''Censuses for Georgia Counties: Taliferro 1827, Lumpkin 1838, Chatham 1845''. Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1979. (Family History Library book 975.8 X2c.)


== Web Sites  ==
== Web Sites  ==
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Access Genealogy: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/georgia.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/georgia.htm]  
Access Genealogy: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/georgia.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/georgia.htm]  


Census Finder: &nbsp;[http://www.censusfinder.com/georgia.htm http://www.censusfinder.com/georgia.htm] <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]  


== Bibligraphic Citations  ==
== Bibligraphic Citations  ==
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