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=About About Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832<ref>https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4242</ref>=

=About About Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_Land_Lotteries&action=submit</ref>=

Of all the states, Georgia has the distinction of being the only one to distribute parcels of land by lottery. This database is a listing of persons allotted land in 1832 from what was considered "Cherokee Land." Located in the northeastern part of the state, over 18,500 parcels were distributed by lottery in that year. Each record of this collection contains the individual's name, residence, and county. Additionally, it provides the district and section number of the parcel of land. For researchers of early Georgian ancestors, this can be an enlightening database.

The '''Georgia land lotteries''' were an early nineteenth century system of land redistribution in [[Georgia (U.S.)|Georgia]]. Under this system, white male citizens could register for a chance to win lots of land that had (and in most cases recently) been forcibly taken from the [[Creek Indians]] and the [[Cherokee Nation (19th century)|Cherokee Nation.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Land Lottery System|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/land-lottery-system|access-date=2020-09-16|website=www.georgiaencyclopedia.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dwyer|first=Dustin|title=What a massive land lottery in antebellum Georgia tells us about wealth and opportunity today|url=https://stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org/post/what-massive-land-lottery-antebellum-georgia-tells-us-about-wealth-and-opportunity-today-0|access-date=2020-09-16|website=stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org|language=en}}</ref>

 

Land lots were surveyed in five different sizes based on the perceived quality of the land. In 1805, land lots were {{convert|202.5|acre|km2|1}} and {{convert|490|acre|km2|1}}. In 1807, land lots were {{convert|202.5|acre|km2|1}}. In 1820, land lots were {{convert|250|acre|km2|1}} and {{convert|490|acre|km2|1}}. In 1821, land lots were {{convert|202.5|acre|km2|1}}. In the 1832 Land Lottery area, land lots were {{convert|160|acre|km2|1}}, while in the 1832 Gold Lottery area, land lots were {{convert|40|acre|km2|1}}.

 

#''1805 Land Lottery'' — This encompassed Creek Indian lands just west of the [[Oconee River]] ceded to the state in 1802 and a small strip of land in the southeast section of the state.

#''1820 Land Lottery'' — After the [[Indian Wars|Creek War (1814)]], President Jackson demanded from the Creeks an immense area of land which would become the southern third of the entire state of Georgia. A second section of land in northeast Georgia was included. This other, smaller section defined the eastern end of the Cherokee Nation for 12 years.

#''1827 Land Lottery'' — Signaled the end of the Creek Indians in Georgia.

#''1832 Land Lottery'' — This lottery, along with the 1832 Gold Lottery, gave the Cherokee Nation to Georgia settlers. Sparked the "[[Trail of Tears]]."

#''[[Gold Lottery of 1832|1832 Gold Lottery]]'' — By the time of the gold lottery the [[Georgia Gold Rush]] was already beginning to wind down. The state did not guarantee that gold existed on the lots given away.

#''1833 Fractions Lottery'' — The State of Georgia held one final land lottery in December, 1833, to distribute fractions from the Cherokee territory and other remaining lots not drawn in previous lotteries.

 

*[http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/archives/land_lottery_records%20 Georgia Land Lotteries] from the state of [[Georgia Archives]]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060615172141/http://www.georgiagenealogy.org/land.htm Land Lottery Records] from georgiagenealogy.org

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