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Reminder:Derivate sources, e.g., books containing abstracts and general history and Online sources, etc. The material contained therein must be carefully evaluated. The accuracy of this information, like all other historical and genealogical resources may be suspect. It is the responsibly to each individual research to verify the data found within.

Selected Published Resources for Georgia Historical and Genealogical Research

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    General

  1. Bryant, Pat. Georgia Counties: Their Changing Boundaries. Revised by Ingrid Shields. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Archives and History, 1983.
  2. Candler, Allen D. The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia. Atlanta: 40 volumes. The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co., 1904–. [Also available on microfilm.]
  3. Carl Vinson Institute of Government Georgia Info
  4. New Georgia Encyclopedia
  5. Coleman, Kenneth, editor. A History of Georgia. 2d edition. Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press, 1991.
  6. Davis, Robert S., Jr., and Ted O. Brooks. Georgia Research. Atlanta: Georgia Genealogical Society, 2001.
  7. Davis, Robert Scott, Jr. Georgians Past: Special Files of Georgia Settlers and Citizens Subjects and Counties 1733-1970s: Inventories of the file headings of File II, Record Group 4-2-46, Georgia Department of Archives and History. Milledgeville, Ga.: Boyd Publishing Company, 1997.
  8. Hollingsworth, Leon S. Leon S. Hollingsworth Genealogical Card File. [Arrangement: alphabetical. By surname]
  9. Ogden, Frederic D. The Poll Tax in the South. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1958.
  10. Potter, Dorothy Williams. Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770–1823. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1982.
  11. Southerland, Henry deLeon. The Federal Road through Georgia, the Creek Nation, and Alabama, 1806-1836. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1989.
  12. Williams, David. The Georgia Gold Rush: Twenty-Niners, Cherokees, and Gold Fever. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press, 1993.

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    Atlases, Maps, and Gazetteers

  13. Map Category. Georgia's Virtual Vault: Digital Treasures from the Georgia Archives.
  14. Krakow, Kenneth K. Georgia Place-Names. Macon, Georgia: Winship Press, 1975.
  15. Maps of Georgia and Surrounding States, 1747–1850, Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Archives, 2004
  16. Maps of Georgia and Surrounding States, 1855–1895, Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Archives, 2004
  17. Sherwood, Adiel. A Gazetteer of the State of Georgia. 1827. Reprint. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1939).

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    Cherokee

  18. Shadburn, Don L. Pioneer History of Forsyth County, Georgia. Cumming, Georgia: privately published, 1985.
  19. Shadburn, Don L. Unhallowed Intrusion: A History of Cherokee Families in Forsyth County, Georgia. Cumming, Georgia: privately published, 1993.
  20. Warren, Mary B. and Eve B. Weeks. Whites among the Cherokees, Georgia 1828-1838. Athens, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1987.
  21. Bibliography of Cherokee Resources; maps; and sample documents.]

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    Journals

  22. Bennett, Barbara S. Georgia Historical Quarterly Index. 2 vols. Savannah, Georgia: Georgia Historical Society, 1991.
  23. Georgia Genealogical Magazine, The. Homerville, Georgia [There is an index to 1972 and annual indexes since 1972].
  24. Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly. Atlanta: Georgia Genealogical Society, 1964– .
  25. Georgia Historical Quarterly. Savannah, Georgia: Georgia Historical Society, 1926– .
  26. Georgia Pioneers Genealogical Magazine. Albany, Georgia: Georgia Pioneers Publications, 1964–1984).
  27. Huxford, Folks, Pioneers of Wiregrass: a Biographical Account of Some of the Early Settlers of That Portion of Wiregrass Georgia Embraced in the Original Counties of Irwin, Appling, Wayne, Camden, and Glynn. Homerville, Georgia: 1951– .
  28. PERiodical Source Index. Fort Wayne, Indiana: Allen County Public Library, 1987– .

    29. Georgia Laws

  29. Cushing, John D. The First Laws of the State of Georgia [2 parts (vol.)]. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1981.
  30. Georgia Legislative Documents [1755 to present]. Galileo Database at http://www.galileo.usg.edu/
  31. Jones, Patricia K. Pensions and Relief for Confederate Veterans and Widows of Georgia. Oakwood, Georgia: privately published, 2002.
  32. Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties

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    Military Records

  33. Arnold, H. Ross. Georgia Revolutionary War Soldiers' Graves. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing Co., 1993.
  34. Brightwell, Juanita S. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861–1865 Index. Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co., 1982.
  35. Brooke, Ted O. and Linda Woodward Geiger. Index to Georgia’s Confederate Pension Supplements. Cumming, Georgia: privately published, 1999.
  36. Candler, Allen D, editor. Georgia Military Records, 1774–1842. 9 volumes. Atlanta: Georgia Secretary of State, 1940.
  37. Cornell, Nancy J. 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000.
  38. Daughters of the American Revolution. DAR Patriot Index. 3 volumes. Centennial Edition. Washington, D.C.: DAR, 1990.
  39. Georgia Chapters of the DAR: Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution. [Over 200 volumes published by various Georgia chapters.]
  40. Georgia Department of Archives and History. Confederate Pension Rolls [microfilm reels arranged by county in which the soldier, or his widow, resided.
  41. Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstracts of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, Texas: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987–1988.
  42. Haulsee, W. M., et. al. Soldiers of the Great War. Soldiers who died in World War I. 3 volumes. Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920. [Volume 1 contains soldiers from the state of Georgia.]
  43. Henderson, Lillian. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861–1865. 6 volumes. Atlanta: The State of Georgia, 1964.
  44. Kratovil, Judy. Index to War of 1812 Service Records for Volunteer Solders from Georgia. Atlanta: privately published, 1986.
  45. McCall, Ettie Tidwell. Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia. 3 volumes. Atlanta: Georgia Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1941.
  46. Roddy, Ray. The Georgia Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865. Kearney, Nebraska: Morris Publishing, 1998.
  47. United States Selective Service System. Georgia, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1817–1918. [Entire collection is at NARA-Southeast Region, Morrow, Georgia.]
  48. White, Virgil D. Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files. 4 volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing co., 1990–1992.
  49. ———. Index to Georgia Civil War Confederate Pension Files. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1996.
  50. ———. Index to Mexican War Pension Files. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1989.
  51. ———. Index to Old Wars Pension Files, 1815–1925. Revised edition. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1993.
  52. ———. Index to Pension Applications for Indian Wars Service between 1817 and 1898. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1997.
  53. ———. Index to Volunteer Soldiers, 1784–1811.Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1987.
  54. ———. Index to War of 1812 Pension Files. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1989.
  55. To view a list of microfilm available at NARA-Southeast in Morrow, visit the Friends of the National Archives-Southeast Region Web site.

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    Newspaper Records

  56. Cherokee Phoenix. New Echota, Georgia. [Searchable online: Georgia Historic Newspapers. Galileo searchable Database. http://www.galileo.usg.edu/]
  57. Evans, Tad.Too many books of newspaper abstracts to include here.
  58. Georgia Newspaper Project, University of Georgia, Main Library, Athens, Georgia
  59. Harris, Patsy.
  60. Hartz, Fred. Genealogical Abstracts from the Georgia Journal (Milledgeville) Newspaper, 1809–1840. 5 volumes. Vidalia, Georgia: Gwendolyn Press, 1900–.
  61. Kilbourne, Elizabeth. Too many books of newspaper abstracts to include here.
  62. Overby, Mary McKeann. Obituaries Published by “the Christian Index,” 1822–1899. Macon, Georgia: Georgia Baptist Historical Society, 1975.
  63. Poss, Faye. Too many to list here, please see a list on the Georgia Genealogical Society Web site.
  64. United States. Works Progress Administration. General Index to Savannah Newspapers, Savannah, Ga., 1763–1845. (On FHL films beginning with 1617971) Alphabetical in several time periods.
  65. Walker, Alice O. Personal Name Index to the Augusta Chronicle. 4 volumes. Augusta, Georgia: Augusta-Richmond County Public Library, 1987–1993.

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    Probate Records

  66. Austin, Jeanette H. Abstracts of Georgia Wills. CD Rom. Riverdale, Georgia: privately published, 1998.
  67. ———. Georgia Intestate Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1986.
  68. ———. Index to Georgia Wills. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985
  69. Brooke, Ted O. In the Name of God, Amen: Georgia Wills 1733-1860. Atlanta: Pilgrim Press, 1976.
  70. Colonial Wills. Virtual Vault: Digital Treasures from the Georgia Archives.
  71. Index to Probate Records of Colonial Georgia, 1733–1778.

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    Property Records

  72. Cadle, Farris W. Georgia Land Surveying History and Law. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1991.
  73. Candler, Allen. Colonial Records of the State of Georgia. 26 volumes. Atlanta: Franklin, 1904-1916.
  74. Davis, Robert S., Jr., and Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., The Georgia Land Lottery Papers, 1805–1914. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1979.
  75. Davis, Robert Scott, Jr. The 1833 Land Lottery of Georgia and Other Missing Names of Winners in the Georgia Land Lotteries. Greenville, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1991.
  76. ———. The Early Settlers of Georgia a List of the File Headings of the Loose Headright and Bounty Land Grant Files in the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Milledgeville, Georgia, Boyd Publishing Company, 1997.
  77. Graham, Paul K. 1805 Georgia Land Lottery: Fortunate Drawers and Grantees. Decatur, Georgia: The Genealogy Company, 2004.
  78. ———. 1805 Georgia Land Lottery: Persons Entitled to Draws. Decatur, Georgia: The Genealogy Company, 2005.
  79. Houston, Martha Lou. Reprint of Official Register of Land Lottery of Georgia 1827. 1928 Reprint ed. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1976.
  80. Lucas, Rev. S. Emmett, Jr. Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia, 1756–1909. Revised edition Greenville, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1982.
  81. ———. The 1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia Containing a List of the Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1988.
  82. ———. The Fourth or 1821 Land Lottery of Georgia. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1986.
  83. ———. The Second or 1807 Land Lottery of Georgia. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1986.
  84. ———. The Third or 1820 Land Lottery of Georgia. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1896.
  85. Smith, James E. The Cherokee Land Lottery, Containing a Numerical List of the Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery with and Engraved Map of Each District. New York: Harper & Row, 1938.
  86. Warren, Mary Bondurant. Alphabetical Index to Georgia's 1832 Gold Lottery. Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1981.

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    Tax Records

  87. Blair, Ruth. Some Early Tax Digests of Georgia. Vidalia, Georgia: Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1971.
  88. Hudson, Frank Parker. Wilkes County, Georgia, Tax Records, 1785–1805. 2 volumes. Atlanta: privately, published, 1996.
  89. R.J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation. An Index to Georgia Tax Digests. 5 volumes, 1789-1817. Atlanta: The Foundation, 1986.

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    Vital Records
    Note: Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1919. The cities of Atlanta, Savannah, and Macon birth and death registrations are earlier. For additional information visit the Georgia Department of Vital Records Web site.

  90. Austin, Jeannette H. Georgia Bible Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985.
  91. Overby, Mary McKeann. Obituaries Published by “the Christian Index,” 1822–1899. Macon, Georgia: Georgia Baptist Historical Society, 1975.
  92. Poss, Faye Stone, editor. A Resource Guide to Georgia Marriage Records. Atlanta, Georgia: Gerogia Genealogcial Society, 2006
  93. Warren, Mary Bondurant. Marriages and Deaths, 1763 to 1820: Abstracted from Extant Georgia Newspapers. Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, 1968.

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