Georgia: Consolidated Chronology of State and County Boundaries

Georgia Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

John H. Long, Editor; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor; Robert Will, Historical Compiler; John Ford, Historical Compiler; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director; Emily Kelley, Digital Compiler; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer

Copyright The Newberry Library 2010

17 March 1758

Colony of Georgia passed a single law creating 8 original parishes from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 150-151; Royce, 652-755)

Christ Church Parish

St. Andrew Parish

St. George Parish

St. James Parish

St. John Parish

St. Matthew Parish

St. Paul Parish

St. Philip Parish

The Non-County Area mapped in this atlas represents lands, originally held by the Creek and Cherokee nations, which were acquired by the United States in a series of treaty cessions between 1730 and 1835.

25 March 1765

Colony of Georgia passed a single law creating 4 new parishes from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 152)

St. David Parish

St. Mary Parish

St. Patrick Parish

St. Thomas Parish

7 July 1776

Georgia became an independent state. (Declaration of Independence)

7 February 1777

Legislature passed a single law creating 8 original counties, and eliminating all parishes. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

BURKE created from St. George Parish.

CAMDEN created from St. Thomas Parish and St. Mary Parish.

CHATHAM created from Christ Church Parish and St. Philip Parish.

EFFINGHAM created from St. Matthew Parish and St. Philip Parish.

GLYNN created from St. David Parish and St. Patrick Parish.

LIBERTY created from St. Andrew Parish, St. James Parish, and St. John Parish.

RICHMOND created from St. Paul Parish.

WILKES created from St. Paul Parish and Non-County Area.

25 February 1784

FRANKLIN and WASHINGTON created from WILKES and Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 330-334)

7 February 1785

The state of Georgia claimed all of present Mississippi and Alabama north of 31 degrees north latitude based on its colonial charter and created BOURBON (extinct) from non-county area along the Mississippi River in present Mississippi. (Cappon, Petchenik, and Long, 62, 131; Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 330-334; Rowland, Miss. Terr. Arch., 503-505; Watkins and Watkins, 304-305)

3 February 1786

GREENE created from WASHINGTON. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 162)

1 February 1788

Georgia eliminated BOURBON (extinct), but continued to claim all of present Mississippi and Alabama north of 31 degrees north latitude. (Paullin, 62-63, pl. 93E; Watkins and Watkins, 370-371)

20 December 1789

GLYNN gained sea islands from LIBERTY. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 153-154)

10 December 1790

COLUMBIA created from RICHMOND and BURKE. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 163)

ELBERT created from WILKES. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 163; Watkins and Watkins, 429-430)

14 December 1793

SCREVEN created from BURKE, EFFINGHAM, and LIBERTY. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 165)

17 December 1793

HANCOCK created from GREENE and WASHINGTON. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 164-165)

19 December 1793

BRYAN created from CHATHAM, EFFINGHAM, LIBERTY, and SCREVEN; LIBERTY divided into 2 parts by this change. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

McINTOSH created from LIBERTY. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

MONTGOMERY created from WASHINGTON. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

OGLETHORPE created from WILKES. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

WARREN created from BURKE, COLUMBIA, RICHMOND and WILKES. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

16 December 1794

BRYAN gained from EFFINGHAM and LIBERTY. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 172-173)

McINTOSH gained from LIBERTY. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 172-173)

25 December 1794

OGLETHORPE gained from GREENE. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 173)

8 February 1796

BULLOCH created from BRYAN and SCREVEN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 169)

11 February 1796

JACKSON created from FRANKLIN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 168)

20 February 1796

LINCOLN created from WILKES. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 169-172)

21 February 1796

JEFFERSON created from BURKE, MONTGOMERY, WARREN, and WASHINGTON. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 169-172)

7 April 1798

The United States created Mississippi Territory. Georgia continued to claim this area under its colonial charter, and the federal act said that creation of the territory would not impair Georgia's claim. (U.S. Stat., 1:549-550)

16 February 1799

GREENE exchanged with OGLETHORPE. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 176)

30 November 1799

GREENE exchanged with OGLETHORPE when boundary adjusted to accommodate private individuals. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 176)

5 December 1801

CLARKE created from JACKSON. (Clayton's Compilation, 35-36)

TATTNALL created from LIBERTY and MONTGOMERY. (Clayton's Compilation, 80)

24 April 1802

Georgia and the United States made a two-part agreement: the United States ceded to Georgia all claims to any territory south of North Carolina and west of the Appalachian watershed that it received in 1787 from South Carolina; Georgia ceded to the United States all territory south of North Carolina and Tennessee, east of the Mississippi River, north of the parallel of 31 degrees north latitude and west of the present western limit of Georgia, that is, much of present Mississippi and Alabama. This area became unorganized federal territory and Georgia Western Lands were eliminated. (Paullin, 83; Van Zandt, 100; Terr. Papers U.S., 5:142-143)

1 December 1802

GREENE gained from CLARKE. (Clayton's Compilation, 89)

WILKES gained from GREENE. (Clayton's Compilation, 89)

11 May 1803

BALDWIN and WILKINSON created from Non-County Area. (Clayton's Compilation, 100-107)

WAYNE created from CAMDEN, GLYNN and Non-County Area. (Clayton's Compilation, 100-107; State of Ga., "Orig. & 1895 Cos.")

10 December 1803

Georgia created WALTON (original, extinct) from non-county area inside North Carolina, due to an erroneous understanding of its boundary with North Carolina. Mistake corrected in 1812. WALTON's boundaries cannot be mapped as described [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1803, pp. 128-130)

7 December 1805

WAYNE gained from GLYNN; CAMDEN gained from WAYNE. (Clayton's Compilation, 282-283)

26 June 1806

BALDWIN and WILKINSON gained from Non-County Area. (Clayton's Compilation, 290-296)

8 December 1806

FRANKLIN and JACKSON gained from Non-County Area (parts of Wafford's Settlement). (Clayton's Compilation, 330-331)

LIBERTY gained from McINTOSH. (Clayton's Compilation, 321-322)

10 December 1807

BALDWIN gained from HANCOCK, exchanged with WILKINSON. (Clayton's Compilation, 357-359, 363)

JONES, MORGAN, PUTNAM, and RANDOLPH (original, now JASPER) created from BALDWIN. (Clayton's Compilation, 357-359)

LAURENS and TELFAIR created from WILKINSON. (Clayton's Compilation, 357-359; "Laurens & Telfair, 1807")

13 December 1808

PULASKI created from LAURENS. (Ga. Laws 1808, p. 52; Clayton's Compilation, 469-470)

20 December 1808

Legislation authorized WAYNE to gain from CAMDEN; change never took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1808, pp. 52, 57; Clayton's Compilation, 473-474)

22 December 1808

PUTNAM boundaries were confirmed [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1808, pp. 76-77)

14 December 1809

TWIGGS created from WILKINSON. (Clayton's Compilation, 565-567)

15 December 1810

BULLOCH gained from MONTGOMERY. (Ga. Laws 1810, pp. 53-54; Clayton's Compilation, 615-616)

JEFFERSON gained from MONTGOMERY. (Clayton's Compilation, 614)

JONES gained from PUTNAM. (Clayton's Compilation, 615)

TATTNALL line with MONTGOMERY was confirmed [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1810, p. 54; Clayton's Compilation, 616)

5 December 1811

MADISON created from CLARKE, ELBERT, JACKSON, and OGLETHORPE. (Ga. Laws 1811, p. 114; Lamar's Compilation, 181-183)

10 December 1811

LAURENS gained from MONTGOMERY and WASHINGTON. (Lamar's Compilation, 185)

13 December 1811

TATTNALL gained from LIBERTY. (Lamar's Compilation, 187)

5 December 1812

BALDWIN gained from WASHINGTON. (Lamar's Compilation, 193)

7 December 1812

FRANKLIN exchanged with JACKSON. (Lamar's Compilation, 194)

WAYNE gained from CAMDEN. (Lamar's Compilation, 195)

10 December 1812

EMANUEL created from BULLOCH and MONTGOMERY. (Lamar's Compilation, 197-199)

MONTGOMERY gained from TATTNALL and TELFAIR. (Lamar's Compilation, pp 197-200)

RANDOLPH (original) renamed JASPER. (Lamar's Compilation, 199)

20 November 1813

Boundary between CLARKE and MADISON was redefined [no change]; boundary between CLARKE and OGLETHORPE adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 200-201)

6 December 1813

Boundary between COLUMBIA and WARREN adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 208)

BULLOCH exchanged with EMANUEL. (Lamar's Compilation, 204-206)

11 November 1814

MONTGOMERY gained from TATTNALL. (Lamar's Compilation, 209)

23 November 1814

For criminal jurisdiction only, a large Indian land cession known as "unlocated territory" was annexed to JASPER; boundary description was vague [not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 213-214)

30 November 1815

Boundary between BULLOCH and EMANUEL was redefined [no change]. (Lamar's Compilation, 215)

12 December 1815

MORGAN gained from JASPER. (Lamar's Compilation, 216)

18 December 1816

For criminal jurisdiction only, FRANKLIN, JACKSON, JONES, MONTGOMERY, PULASKI, TELFAIR, TWIGGS, and WAYNE all gained from JASPER most of the large Indian land cession, called the "unlocated territory," that it had acquired on 23 November 1814, boundary description was vague [not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 218-220)

15 December 1818

APPLING, EARLY, GWINNETT, HABERSHAM, HALL, IRWIN, and WALTON created from Non-County Area. (Lamar's Compilation, 416-418)

19 December 1818

Boundary between HANCOCK and WASHINGTON adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 225)

GWINNETT and WALTON gained from JACKSON. (Lamar's Compilation, 226-229)

HABERSHAM exchanged with FRANKLIN. (Lamar's Compilation, 226-229)

HALL gained from FRANKLIN and JACKSON. (Lamar's Compilation, 226-229)

WALTON gained from JACKSON. (Lamar's Compilation, 226-229)

29 November 1819

GWINNETT exchanged with HALL and gained from JACKSON. (Lamar's Compilation, 231)

14 December 1819

TELFAIR gained from APPLING (1st dist.). (Lamar's Compilation, 234; McBride, "Plat of Appling, Dist. 1")

21 December 1819

HABERSHAM gained from Non-County Area. HABERSHAM boundary with FRANKLIN was redefined [no change]. (Lamar's Compilation, 239, 429-433)

HALL gained from Non-County Area (Lamar's Compilation, 429-433)

MADISON gained from ELBERT. (Lamar's Compilation, 240)

RABUN created from Non-County Area. (Lamar's Compilation, 429-433)

13 December 1820

WAYNE gained from GLYNN, exchanged with CAMDEN. (Dawson's Compilation, 116-117)

21 December 1820

JASPER gained from WALTON. (Ga. Laws 1820, p. 80)

MONTGOMERY gained from TELFAIR. (Ga. Laws 1820, p. 75; Lamar's Compilation, 117)

22 December 1820

GWINNETT exchanged with WALTON. (Ga. Laws 1820, p. 61)

WALTON exchanged with GWINNETT. (Ga. Laws 1820, p. 61)

15 May 1821

DOOLY, FAYETTE, HENRY, HOUSTON, and MONROE created from Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1821, pp. 3-12)

Legislation authorized JONES to gain from the "Reserve" around Ft. Hawkins, but that area had been included in JONES when the county was created [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1821, pp. 3-12)

15 December 1821

HENRY gained from WALTON. (Ga. Laws 1821, p. 33)

24 December 1821

FAYETTE gained from HENRY. (Dawson's Compilation, 120-121)

NEWTON created from HENRY and JASPER. (Dawson's Compilation, 119-120)

25 December 1821

Boundary between FRANKLIN and JACKSON was redefined [no change]. (Dawson's Compilation, 121)

2 December 1822

GLYNN gained from WAYNE. (Ga. Laws 1822, p. 127)

9 December 1822

BIBB created from HOUSTON, JONES, MONROE, and TWIGGS. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

CRAWFORD created from HOUSTON. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

DEKALB created from FAYETTE, GWINNETT, and HENRY. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

MONROE boundaries redefined [no change]. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

PIKE created from MONROE. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

23 December 1822

JASPER gained from NEWTON. (Dawson's Compilation, 123)

25 December 1822

Survey of the line between NEWTON and WALTON was confirmed [no change]. (Dawson's Compilation, 123-124)

8 December 1823

DECATUR created from EARLY. (Ga. Laws 1823, p. 63; Dawson's Compilation, 126)

17 December 1823

Boundary between FRANKLIN and MADISON was redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1823, p. 55; Dawson's Compilation, 124)

19 December 1823

NEWTON gained from MORGAN. (Ga. Laws 1823, p. 61; Dawson's Compilation, 126)

20 December 1823

DEKALB boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1823, p. 56; Dawson's Compilation, 125)

15 December 1824

UPSON created from CRAWFORD and PIKE. (Ga. Laws 1824, p. 43; Dawson's Compilation, 126-127)

WARE created from APPLING. (Ga. Laws 1824, 44; Dawson's Compilation, 127)

9 June 1825

Section the Fifth (now CARROLL) created from Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1825, pp. 3-16)

Section the First (now LEE) created from Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1825, pp. 3-16)

Section the Fourth (now COWETA) created from FAYETTE, and Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1825, pp. 3-16)

Section the Second (now MUSCOGEE) created from Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1825, pp. 3-16)

Section the Third (now TROUP) created from PIKE, and Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1825, pp. 3-16)

12 December 1825

BAKER created from EARLY. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 61; Dawson's Compilation, 130)

20 December 1825

PIKE gained from UPSON. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 60; Dawson's Compilation, 130)

23 December 1825

LOWNDES created from IRWIN. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 54; Dawson's Compilation, 128)

THOMAS created from DECATUR and IRWIN. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 54; Dawson's Compilation, 128)

24 December 1825

BUTTS created from HENRY and MONROE. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 63; Dawson's Compilation, 130-131)

TALIAFERRO created from GREENE, HANCOCK, OGLETHORPE, WARREN, and WILKES. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130)

TELFAIR gained from APPLING and WARE (6th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 61; Dawson's Compilation, 130)

11 December 1826

Section the Fifth renamed CARROLL (Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 57-59; Dawson's Compilation, 132-133)

Section the First renamed LEE. (Ga. Laws 1825, ext. sess., pp. 3-4; Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 57-59; Dawson's Compilation, 132-133)

Section the Fourth renamed COWETA; COWETA gained from DEKALB. (Ga. Laws 1825, ext. sess., pp. 3-4; Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 57-59; Dawson's Compilation, 132-133)

Section the Second renamed MUSCOGEE (Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 57-59; Dawson's Compilation, 131-132)

Section the Third renamed TROUP. (Ga. Laws 1825, ext. sess., pp. 3-4; Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 57-59; Dawson's Compilation, 131-132)

22 December 1826

Legislation authorized CRAWFORD to gain from the "Reserve" on east side of Flint River at the "Old Agency," but that area had been implicitly included in CRAWFORD when that county was created [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1826, p. 60; Dawson's Compilation, 133)

26 December 1826

DEKALB gained from NEWTON. (Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 62-63; Dawson's Compilation, 134)

PULASKI gained from DOOLY. (Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 64-65; Dawson's Compilation, 135; "Pulaski County")

27 December 1826

BALDWIN gained from WASHINGTON. (Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 63-64; Dawson's Compilation, 134-135)

THOMAS gained from LOWNDES. (Ga. Laws 1826, p. 66; Dawson's Compilation, 135)

14 December 1827

COWETA gained from TROUP. (Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 69-71)

HARRIS, MERIWETHER, and TALBOT created from MUSCOGEE and TROUP. (Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 69-71)

MARION created from LEE and MUSCOGEE. (Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 69-71)

MUSCOGEE gained from LEE. (Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 69-71)

TROUP gained from CARROLL. (Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 69-71)

24 December 1827

LEE gained from DOOLY [act repealed 26 December 1842]. (Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 71-72)

26 December 1827

CRAWFORD gained from TALBOT. (Ga. Laws 1827, p. 68; Dawson's Compilation, 136)

16 December 1828

DEKALB gained from GWINNETT (lots 307, 308; 6th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1828, p. 54; Dawson's Compilation, 138)

19 December 1828

TALIAFERRO gained from HANCOCK. (Ga. Laws 1828, p. 52; Dawson's Compilation, 137-138)

20 December 1828

CAMPBELL (extinct) created from CARROLL, COWETA, DEKALB, and FAYETTE. (Ga. Laws 1828, pp. 56-58; Dawson's Compilation, 139-140)

PULASKI gained from HOUSTON. (Ga. Laws 1828, p. 54; Dawson's Compilation, 138-139)

RABUN gained from HABERSHAM. (Ga. Laws 1828, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 140)

RANDOLPH created from LEE. (Ga. Laws 1828, p. 53; Dawson's Compilation, 138)

22 December 1828

TALIAFERRO gained from WILKES. (Ga. Laws 1828, p. 52; Dawson's Compilation, 138)

18 December 1829

DEKALB gained from GWINNETT (fractional lot 248; 6th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1829, p. 30; Dawson's Compilation, 140)

19 December 1829

MADISON gained from CLARKE. (Ga. Laws 1829, p. 28; Dawson's Compilation, 140)

21 December 1829

MUSCOGEE gained from HARRIS. (Ga. Laws 1829, p. 30; Dawson's Compilation, 141)

22 December 1829

BUTTS gained jurisdiction over the Ocmulgee River and islands in the river [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1829, p. 27; Dawson's Compilation, 140)

MUSCOGEE gained from MARION. (Ga. Laws 1829, p. 25; Dawson's Compilation, 140)

21 December 1830

HANCOCK gained from WASHINGTON [boundary moved to centerline of road over Buffalo Creek, change too small to map]. (Ga. Laws 1830, pp. 50-51)

Legislation authorized CRAWFORD to gain 4 lots (nos. 121, 122, 135, and 136; 8th dist.) from HOUSTON, but no sign law went into effect [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1830, p. 51)

22 December 1830

HEARD created from CARROLL, COWETA, and TROUP. (Ga. Laws 1830, pp. 48-49)

23 December 1830

STEWART created from RANDOLPH. (Ga. Laws 1830, pp. 49-50)

26 December 1831

CHEROKEE created from HALL, HABERSHAM, and Non-County Area, Non-County Area eliminated. (Ga. Laws 1831, pp. 74-76)

Legislation authorized HEARD to gain from CARROLL (lots 1, 162, 163; 4th dist.); no evidence change went into effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1831, pp 72, 74-76)

MADISON gained from OGLETHORPE. (Ga. Laws 1831, p. 79)

STEWART gained from RANDOLPH (lot 18; 20th dist.) [see 21 December 1833]. (Ga. Laws 1831, p. 72)

SUMTER created from LEE. (Ga. Laws 1831, pp. 76-78)

3 December 1832

CASS (now BARTOW), COBB, FLOYD, FORSYTH, GILMER, LUMPKIN, MURRAY, PAULDING, and UNION created from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

HABERSHAM and HALL gained from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

20 December 1832

TALBOT gained from MARION (lot 120; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1832, p. 50)

22 December 1832

Boundary between MARION and SUMTER redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1832, p. 51)

24 December 1832

CAMPBELL (extinct) gained from COBB [law mistakenly identified this as a change between CAMPBELL and CHEROKEE]. (Ga. Laws 1832, p. 55)

18 December 1833

WALKER created from MURRAY. (Ga. Laws 1833, pp. 52-53)

20 December 1833

Boundary between MONTGOMERY and TELFAIR redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1833, p. 55)

21 December 1833

RANDOLPH gained from STEWART when act of 26 December 1831 was repealed (lot 18; 12th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1833, p. 52)

23 December 1833

BIBB gained from TWIGGS (lots 90, 91, 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1833, p. 51)

18 December 1834

CASS (now BARTOW) gained from MURRAY. (Ga. Laws 1834, pp. 71-72)

20 December 1834

HEARD gained from CARROLL (lots 158, 159, 160; 4th dist.) [act repealed 14 February 1856]. (Ga. Laws 1834, pp. 73-74)

Legislation authorized BIBB to gain from JONES (fractional lot 10; 7th dist.), but area was already part of BIBB [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1834, p. 71)

22 December 1834

JASPER gained from NEWTON [see 26 December 1840 and 24 November 1841]. (Ga. Laws 1834, pp. 72-73)

22 December 1835

TALIAFERRO gained from WILKES. (Ga. Laws 1835, pp. 71-72)

23 December 1835

Legislation authorized BIBB to gain from JONES (lots 78, 79, 8th dist.), would have created exclave of BIBB miles inside JONES; no evidence law put into effect, not mapped [act repealed 22 December 1837]. (Ga. Laws 1835, p. 70)

MONTGOMERY gained from PULASKI (lot 202; 13th dist.); law mistakenly identified this as a change between MONTGOMERY and LAURENS. (Ga. Laws 1835, p. 72)

14 December 1837

MACON created from HOUSTON and MARION. (Ga. Laws 1837, pp. 66-68)

22 December 1837

Legislation authorized JONES to gain exclave (lots 78, 79, 8th dist.) from BIBB when act of 23 December 1835 was repealed, but exclave never went into effect [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1837, pp. 68-69)

23 December 1837

JACKSON gained small area from FRANKLIN to accommodate private individuals [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1837, p. 69)

LIBERTY gained small area from TATTNALL [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1837, p. 68)

25 December 1837

DADE created from WALKER. (Ga. Laws 1837, pp. 65-66)

MADISON gained from ELBERT. (Ga. Laws 1837, pp. 69-70)

28 December 1838

CHATTOOGA created from FLOYD and WALKER. (Ga. Laws 1838, pp. 77-78)

29 December 1838

Boundary between GILMER and MURRAY was redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1838, pp. 79-80)

Boundary between HABERSHAM and RABUN was redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1838, pp. 80-81)

Legislation authorized MONTGOMERY to gain from LAURENS (lot 159; 13th dist.), would have created an enclave of MONTGOMERY within LAURENS, no evidence change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1838, p. 81)

21 December 1839

JEFFERSON gained small area from WASHINGTON to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1839, p. 33)

23 December 1839

JASPER gained small area from NEWTON to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1839, pp. 33-34)

17 December 1840

FLOYD gained from CHATTOOGA. (Ga. Laws 1840, p. 35)

19 December 1840

GWINNETT gained from DEKALB to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1840, p. 37)

MACON gained from HOUSTON (lot 247; 9th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1840, p. 38)

22 December 1840

Legislation authorized NEWTON to gain from WALTON (lot 140; 1st dist.), no evidence change took effect, not mapped [see also 24 December 1842 and 3 March 1874]. (Ga. Laws 1840, p. 36)

WALTON gained small area from CLARKE to accommodate private individual [act repealed 3 March 1874; location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1840, p. 36)

23 December 1840

Boundary between MARION and MUSCOGEE redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1840, pp. 38-39)

26 December 1840

NEWTON gained from JASPER when act of 22 December 1834 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1840, p. 39)

24 November 1841

JASPER gained from NEWTON when act of 22 December 1834 was reinstated, and act of 26 December 1840 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 64-65)

4 December 1841

FRANKLIN gained small area from HABERSHAM to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 67-68)

MADISON gained from OGLETHORPE. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 67-68)

MONTGOMERY gained small area from TATTNALL to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 67-68)

RANDOLPH gained from BAKER to accommodate private individual (lot 8; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 67-68)

10 December 1841

CHATTOOGA gained from FLOYD. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 62-63)

COWETA gained small area from CAMPBELL (extinct) to accommodate private individual; act repealed 23 December 1843 [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 63-64)

GREENE gained small area from HANCOCK to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1841, p. 62)

HENRY gained small area from NEWTON to accommodate private individual (lot 16; 11th dist.) [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 62-63)

Legislation authorized DEKALB to gain from FAYETTE (lot 16; 13th dist.) [no evidence that change took effect, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 62-63)

TALIAFERRO gained small area from WARREN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 69-70)

11 December 1841

RICHMOND gained small area from BURKE to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1841, p. 69)

8 December 1842

JASPER exchanged small areas with NEWTON to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1842, pp. 62-63)

PIKE gained from HENRY (lots 64, 65, 66, 96; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1842, p. 66)

24 December 1842

FLOYD gained from CHATTOOGA to accommodate private individuals. (Ga. Laws 1842, p. 64)

JASPER gained small area from PUTNAM to accommodate private individual [act repealed 18 February 1854; location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1842, p. 64)

Law confirmed act of 22 December 1840 when NEWTON was authorized to gain small, non-contiguous area (lot 140; 1st dist.) from WALTON, no evidence change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1842, p. 63)

WAYNE gained small area from GLYNN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped; act repealed 14 February 1850]. (Ga. Laws 1842, p. 67)

26 December 1842

DOOLY gained from LEE when act of 24 December 1827 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1842, pp. 64-65)

Legislation authorized BIBB to gain small area (lot 61; 7th dist.) from TWIGGS to accommodate private individual, but lot was not part of TWIGGS at that time and official map indicates change did not take effect. (Ga. Laws 1842, p. 61)

28 December 1842

WARREN gained small area from COLUMBIA to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1842, p. 67)

22 December 1843

BUTTS gained small area from HENRY to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1843, pp. 29-30)

Legislation authorized NEWTON to gain small area from HENRY (part of lot 16; 11th dist.) to accommodate private individual, but that area already a part of NEWTON [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1843, pp. 29-30)

Legislation authorized WAYNE to gain small areas from WARE (lots 415, 469; 4th dist. & lots 383, 387; 9th dist.) to accommodate private individuals; would have created non-contiguous enclaves of WAYNE within WARE, no evidence change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1843, pp. 29-30)

23 December 1843

CAMPBELL (extinct) gained small area from COWETA when act of 10 December 1841 was repealed [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1843, p. 27)

Legislation authorized BIBB to gain from JONES (lot 72; 28th dist.) to accommodate private individual; would have created noncontiguous exclave of BIBB in TWIGGS, old official map indicates change did not go into effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1843, p. 27; "Map of Twiggs")

WILKINSON gained residence of Luke Padget [location and county unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1843, p. 26)

28 December 1843

FLOYD gained from CASS (now BARTOW) (lot 210; 16th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1843, pp. 26-27)

8 December 1845

HALL gained from HABERSHAM (lot 24; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1845, p. 73; Frobel, "Map of Habersham")

26 December 1845

FLOYD gained from CASS (now BARTOW) to accommodate private individuals and gained from CHATTOOGA (lot 80; 24th dist.) [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1845, pp. 73-74)

Legislation mistakenly authorized transfer of an area that was already part of UNION from LUMPKIN to UNION [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1845, p. 74)

PIKE gained from HENRY (lots 128, 129, 160; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1845, pp. 74-75)

22 December 1847

CARROLL gained from PAULDING (lots 520, 591, 601; 1st dist.); and FLOYD gained from PAULDING (lot 72; 2nd dist.) [act partially repealed 10 March 1866] (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 68)

24 December 1847

CHATHAM gained from BRYAN (Ossabaw Island). (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 66)

FORSYTH gained small areas (lots 1117, 1189; 3rd dist.) from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 67; Frobel, "Map of Cherokee")

HOUSTON gained from CRAWFORD (half of lot 1; 8th dist.) and MACON (half of lot 1, all of lot 2; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 67)

TALBOT gained from MUSCOGEE. (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 64)

25 December 1847

CRAWFORD gained from MACON (lot 61; 8th dist.), and gained from MONROE [location unknown, not mapped]. Though law describes gain from MACON as a single lot (61), change actually encompassed parts of lots 35, 36, 60, and 62 as well. (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 65)

27 December 1847

APPLING gained small area from TELFAIR to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 69)

CHATTOOGA exchanged with FLOYD. (Ga. Laws 1847, pp. 66, 69)

TALBOT gained from MARION (lots 54, 22, 88, 117; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 68)

29 December 1847

COBB gained small area from PAULDING to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 70)

JASPER gained from JONES (lot 44; 13th dist.) [act repealed 12 January 1852]. (Ga. Laws 1847, pp. 64-65)

NEWTON gained from WALTON. (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 70)

4 April 1848

MARION gained from STEWART. (Ga. Laws 1847, pp. 68, 71-72)

14 December 1849

COBB gained small area from PAULDING (lot 127; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 136)

20 December 1849

Legislation authorized TALBOT gain from CRAWFORD (lots 280, 281, 282; 14th dist.), but area was already in TALBOT [no change], and authorized TALBOT to gain from MACON (lots 263, 264, 267, 271; 1st dist.), would have created an enclave of TALBOT within MACON, no evidence change took effect [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 131)

21 December 1849

BIBB gained from JONES (lot 70; 7th dist.), and from TWIGGS (lot 89; 7th dist.). Law also authorized transfer of additional area from JONES (fractional lots 99, 100; 7th dist.), but those lots already in BIBB. BIBB also authorized to lose area at northeast corner of Macon Reserve (lot 134; 8th dist., and lot 2 of the Reserve), old official map indicates change did not take effect. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 129; "Map of Twiggs")

JACKSON gained small area from GWINNETT to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 137)

MARION gained from MUSCOGEE. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 139-140)

11 January 1850

Boundary between MONTGOMERY and TELFAIR adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 128)

17 January 1850

Boundary between TELFAIR and APPLING and WARE adjusted to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 127-128)

RANDOLPH gained small area from BAKER (lot 1; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 130)

TALIAFERRO gained small area from WARREN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. TALIAFERRO boundary with HANCOCK was clarified to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 134-135)

26 January 1850

Boundary between GWINNETT and WALTON adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 139)

29 January 1850

WAYNE gained small areas from WARE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 132)

1 February 1850

LUMPKIN gained small area from HALL to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 135)

11 February 1850

CHATHAM gained small area from EFFINGHAM to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 128-129)

FRANKLIN gained small areas from HABERSHAM to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 134)

WARE gained small areas from APPLING and TELFAIR to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 136)

13 February 1850

GORDON created from CASS (now BARTOW) and FLOYD. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 124-126)

14 February 1850

Boundary between CARROLL and PAULDING adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 132)

CLINCH created from LOWNDES and WARE. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 126-127)

GLYNN exchanged small areas with WAYNE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. GLYNN gained small area from WAYNE to accommodate private individual, when act of 12 December 1842 was repealed [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 130-131)

NEWTON gained from JASPER to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 131; Frobel, "Map of Jasper"; Frobel, "Map of Newton")

21 February 1850

CLARKE gained small areas from JACKSON and MADISON to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 133-134)

FORSYTH gained small areas from LUMPKIN to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 138-139)

TALBOT gained small area from HARRIS (lot 6; 22nd dist.), and boundary with MARION adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 138-139)

22 February 1850

Boundary between MARION and SUMTER adjusted to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 137)

HABERSHAM gained small area from HALL to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 132-133)

MURRAY gained from WALKER (lots 54, 55, 56, part of 53; 27th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 135-136)

NEWTON gained small area from WALTON (lots 102, 105; 1st dist.) to accommodate private individual. NEWTON gained small area from DEKALB (lot 200; 16th dist.) to accommodate private individual, no evidence that change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 132-133)

THOMAS gained small area from BAKER (lot 20; 10th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 132-133)

23 February 1850

BAKER gained small area from IRWIN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 138)

BUTTS gained small areas from HENRY to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 137-138)

MURRAY gained small area from CASS (now BARTOW) to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 129-130)

16 December 1851

WARE gained small areas from TELFAIR to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 38/p. 71)

20 December 1851

PAULDING gained from COBB (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 26/pp. 52-55)

SPALDING created from FAYETTE, HENRY, and PIKE. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 28/pp. 58-60)

26 December 1851

Legislation authorized MACON to gain from MARION, but area already was in MACON [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 45/p. 76)

MADISON gained small area from JACKSON to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 39/pp. 71-72)

WAYNE gained from WARE. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 37/p. 70)

30 December 1851

WHITFIELD created from MURRAY. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 27/pp. 56-58)

1 January 1852

Boundary between RANDOLPH and STEWART adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 43/pp. 74-75)

GORDON gained from FLOYD and MURRAY. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 43/pp. 74-75)

Legislation authorized CASS (now BARTOW) to gain from POLK (lots 27, 28; 18th dist.), but the creation of POLK had not yet gone into effect. See 1 April 1852 implementation of change described here. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 43/pp. 74-75)

12 January 1852

APPLING gained small area from TELFAIR to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 30/pp. 63-65)

Boundary between GWINNETT and HALL adjusted [location unknown, not mapped]; act repealed 16 December 1853. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 31/pp. 64-65)

Boundary between PULASKI and TELFAIR adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 30/pp. 63-64)

COWETA gained from MERIWETHER (lots 6, 27; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 31/pp. 64-65)

IRWIN gained small area from TELFAIR (lot 12; 6th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 31/pp. 64-65)

JASPER gained from JONES (lot 44; 13th dist.) [repealed act of 29 December 1847]. Legislation also authorized JASPER to lose small area to JONES (part of lot 40; 12th dist.); no evidence this change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 34/p. 67)

Legislation authorized MACON to gain small area from CRAWFORD (lots 122 and 137; 8th dist.), but it appears those lots were not in CRAWFORD [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 42/p. 73)

Legislation authorized THOMAS to gain small areas from BAKER (lot 110; 10th dist.) and LOWNDES (lots 525, 526; 12th dist.). No evidence transfer from BAKER took effect; areas to be gained from LOWNDES were already part of THOMAS [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 31/pp. 64-65)

PIKE gained from SPALDING to accommodate private individuals. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 42/p. 73)

RANDOLPH gained small area from BAKER (lot 10; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1851, nos. 31, 40/pp. 64-65, 72)

13 January 1852

BAKER gained small area from THOMAS (lot 1; 8th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

CASS (now BARTOW) gained from PAULDING (lots 35, 36; 18th dist.), lost to FLOYD (lots 18, 182, 150, 151, 120, 121, 90, 91; 16th dist., 3rd sec.) Legislation, overriding Law of December 20, 1851 modified amount of territory to be lost by FLOYD to creation of POLK [see 1 April 1852]. Legislature authorized transfer of small area from CASS (now BARTOW) to GORDON (lot 136; 23rd dist.) but there is no evidence change took effect. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

COBB gained from PAULDING. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

GORDON gained from MURRAY (lots 254, 255; 8th dist.) and WALKER (lot 235; 26th dist., this lot appears as #236 on modern maps, but is identified as #235 on maps contemporaneous with this change.). Legislature authorized transfer of small area from CASS (now BARTOW) to GORDON (lot 136; 23rd dist.) but there is no evidence change took effect. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

WAYNE gained small areas from WARE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

14 January 1852

CAMPBELL (extinct) gained small areas from FAYETTE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 36/p. 70)

15 January 1852

TAYLOR created from MACON, MARION, and TALBOT. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 29/pp. 61-63)

20 January 1852

CLARKE gained small area from MADISON to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 41/pp. 72-73)

Legislation authorized BIBB to gain small area from TWIGGS (lot 62, dist. 7) to accommodate private individual, old official map indicates change did not take effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 44/p. 75, "Map of Twiggs")

22 January 1852

COBB gained from CHEROKEE (lot 1282; 15th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 32/pp. 65-66)

FLOYD gained from CASS (now BARTOW) (lots 1, 30, 31, 60, 61; 16th dist), and lost to GODON. (Ga. Laws 1851, nos. 32-33/pp. 65-67)

HALL exchanged with LUMPKIN (gained part of lot 91, all of lots 92 and 101, lost part of 102; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 32/pp. 65-66)

LEE gained small area from SUMTER (lot 53; 15th dist.) [see 15 December 1859 and 9 December 1862]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 32/pp. 65-66)

NEWTON gained small areas from JASPER to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 33/pp. 66-67)

WILKES gained from LINCOLN. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 33/pp. 66-67)

1 April 1852

CASS (now BARTOW) gained from POLK (lots 27, 28; 18th dist.) [see also legislation on 1 January 1852, 13 January 1852, and 22 January 1852, which amended original creation act and modified amount of territory to be gained by CASS (now BARTOW) when POLK created]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 26/pp. 52-55; no. 33/pp. 66-67; no. 35/pp. 68-69)

POLK created from FLOYD and PAULDING, lost to CASS (now BARTOW). Act passed 20 December 1851; took effect 1 April 1852 [see also legislation on 1 January 1852, 13 January 1852, and 22 January 1852, which amended original creation act and modified amount of territory to be lost by or gained by CASS (now BARTOW), FLOYD and PAULDING when POLK created]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 26/pp. 52-55; no. 33/pp. 66-67; no. 35/pp. 68-69)

5 December 1853

CATOOSA created from WALKER and WHITFIELD. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 218/pp. 286-288)

PICKENS created from CHEROKEE and GILMER. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 228/pp. 306-308)

WHITFIELD gained from WALKER, lost to creation of CATOOSA. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 218/pp. 286-288)

7 December 1853

HART created from ELBERT and FRANKLIN. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 226/pp. 302-304)

15 December 1853

DOUGHERTY created from BAKER. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 223/pp. 296-298)

16 December 1853

Boundary between GWINNETT and HALL adjusted when act of 12 January 1852 was repealed [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 242/pp. 317-318)

LUMPKIN gained from HABERSHAM. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 242/pp. 317-318)

20 December 1853

FULTON created from DEKALB. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 225/pp. 300-302)

Legislation authorized creation of WORTH from DOOLY and IRWIN. Act passed 20 December 1853; took effect 1 February 1854, but WORTH boundaries not fully defined and mappable until 7 February 1854, see that date for first mapped version of WORTH. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, nos. 229-230/pp. 308-310)

28 December 1853

MURRAY gained small area from GORDON to accommodate private individual [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 441/pp. 515-516)

9 January 1854

KINCHAFOONEE (now WEBSTER) created from MARION and STEWART. Act passed 16 December 1853; took effect 9 January 1854. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 227/pp. 304-305)

14 January 1854

FORSYTH gained small area from CHEROKEE (lots 540, 541, 542; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 236/p. 314)

WAYNE gained small areas from WARE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 236/p. 314)

WORTH gained small area from THOMAS to accommodate private individual (lot 7; 8th dist.); WORTH lost small area to DOUGHERTY (lot 243; 15th dist.). Act passed 14 January 1854, but WORTH creation not yet effective, see 7 February 1854 for implementation of these changes. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 236/p. 314)

21 January 1854

FANNIN created from GILMER, MURRAY, and UNION. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 224/pp. 298-300)

2 February 1854

TAYLOR gained from MACON (lots 162, 191, 194; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 252/p. 322)

7 February 1854

Boundary between DEKALB and FULTON was redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 233/pp. 311-312)

Boundary between TALBOT and TAYLOR redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 230/p. 310)

DOUGHERTY gained small area from WORTH (lot 243; 15th dist.). Act passed 17 January 1854; not mappable until WORTH boundaries fully defined on 7 February 1854. Includes alteration made between WORTH and DOUGHERTY (lot 243; 15th dist.) on 14 Jan 1854. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 236/p. 314; nos. 229-230/pp. 308-310)

GORDON gained from WALKER (lots 270, 271, 306, 307; 26th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 233/pp. 311-312)

WORTH created from DOOLY and IRWIN, gained from THOMAS, lost to DOUGHERTY. Act passed 20 December 1853; took effect 1 February 1854; not fully defined and mappable until 7 February 1854. Includes alterations made between WORTH, DOUGHERTY (lot 243; 15th dist.), and THOMAS (lot 7; 8th dist.) on 14 Jan 1854. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, nos. 229-230/pp. 308-310)

9 February 1854

COFFEE created from CLINCH, IRWIN, TELFAIR, and WARE. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 222/pp. 294-296)

MADISON gained small area from JACKSON to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 235/p. 313)

11 February 1854

Boundary between LEE and SUMTER adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 234/pp. 312-313)

COFFEE gained small area from IRWIN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 234/pp. 312-313)

GORDON gained from CASS (now BARTOW). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 234/pp. 312-313)

MARION exchanged with TAYLOR (lost lots 201, 202, 203; 3rd dist., and area above Tazewell Road, gained small areas along Cedar Creek); line between MARION and KINCHAFOONEE (now WEBSTER) adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 234/pp. 312-313)

PAULDING gained from POLK. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 243/p. 318)

PIKE gained from SPALDING (lots 96, 97; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 234/pp. 312-313; "Map of Pike")

STEWART gained small areas from KINCHAFOONEE (now WEBSTER) (lots 118, 150; 19th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 234/pp. 312-313)

TAYLOR gained from CRAWFORD and exchanged with MARION (gained lots 201, 202, 203; 3rd dist., and area above Tazewell Road, lost small areas along Cedar Creek). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, nos. 234, 243/pp. 312, 318)

13 February 1854

CHATTAHOOCHEE created from MARION and MUSCOGEE. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 219/pp. 288-290)

CRAWFORD gained small area from MONROE (lot 103, 12th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 246/p. 319)

DOUGHERTY gained small area from WORTH (lots 414, 231; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 246/p. 319)

EMANUEL gained small area from JEFFERSON to accommodate private individual [act repealed 28 February 1856; location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 246/p. 319)

FLOYD gained from POLK. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 231/p. 311)

IRWIN gained small area from WORTH to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 246/p. 319)

TALBOT gained small area from MARION (lots 152, 122; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 247/p. 320)

WILKES gained from TALIAFERRO. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 232/p. 311)

16 February 1854

Boundary between MACON and TAYLOR redefined (repeated law of 2 February 1854) [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 237/pp. 314-315)

CLAY created from EARLY and RANDOLPH. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 221/pp. 292-294)

17 February 1854

BIBB gained from JONES (lots 85, 86, 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 249/pp. 320-321)

CLARKE gained from JACKSON. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 239/pp. 315-316)

FRANKLIN exchanged small areas with HART to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 249/pp. 320-321)

HOUSTON gained from DOOLY (lots 80, 81; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 239/pp. 315-316)

TROUP gained small area from HARRIS (part of lot 108; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 248/p. 320)

18 February 1854

CASS (now BARTOW) gained from PAULDING (lots 33, 34, 40; 18th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 250/p. 321)

CHARLTON created from CAMDEN. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 220/pp. 290-291)

MERIWETHER gained small exclave from COWETA (50 acres in lot 172; 1st dist.) to accommodate private individual [not mapped]; boundary between MERIWETHER and TALBOT redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 240/p. 316)

PUTNAM gained small area from JASPER to accommodate private individual when act of 24 December 1842 was repealed [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 253/p. 322)

TALIAFERRO exchanged with WARREN. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 251/pp. 321-322)

TATTNALL gained small area from LIBERTY to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 250/p. 321)

20 February 1854

CALHOUN created from BAKER, EARLY, and RANDOLPH. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 217/pp. 284-286)

CAMPBELL (extinct) gained small area from FAYETTE to accommodate private individual [act repealed 26 February 1856; location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 245/p. 319)

GREENE exchanged small areas with TALIAFERRO to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 241/p. 317)

HENRY gained small area from BUTTS to accommodate private individual [location, unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 244/p. 318)

SPALDING gained small area from BUTTS to accommodate private individual [location, unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 244/p. 318)

5 December 1855

CLINCH gained small area from COFFEE (lot 149; 7th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 55/p. 126)

Legislation authorized RANDOLPH to gain small area from CALHOUN (lot 284; 4th dist.), but area was already part of RANDOLPH [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 55/p. 126)

6 December 1855

CHARLTON gained from WARE. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 75/p. 135)

1 February 1856

HARALSON created from CARROLL and POLK. Act passed 26 January 1856; took effect 1 February 1856. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 47/pp. 110-112)

14 February 1856

CARROLL gained from HEARD when its loss of 20 December 1834 was repealed (lots 158, 159, 160; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 60/p. 129)

FLOYD gained small area from CHATTOOGA to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 60/p. 129)

WALTON gained small area from GWINNETT (lot 416; 4th dist.), but no lot with that number can be located along the GWINNETT / WALTON boundary [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 60/p. 129)

16 February 1856

MERIWETHER gained small area from COWETA (lots 69, 102, 103; 1st dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 59/p. 128)

MURRAY gained from FANNIN when part of the 21 January 1854 law creating FANNIN was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 68/p. 132)

TALIAFERRO gained small area from WARREN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 67/p. 132)

TERRELL created from LEE and RANDOLPH. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 50/pp. 117-121)

21 February 1856

Boundary between IRWIN and PULASKI was clarified (lot 196; 1st dist.) [no change] (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 57/p. 127)

Boundary between MACON and SUMTER adjusted to accommodate private individual [location, unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 57/p. 127)

CALHOUN exchanged with RANDOLPH (gained lots 210, 211, 246, 247; 5th dist., and lost lot 294; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 57/p. 127)

DEKALB gained small area from FULTON (lot 9; 17th dist.) [act repealed 24 February 1874]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 57/p. 127)

KINCHAFOONEE renamed WEBSTER. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 367/p. 414)

25 February 1856

BERRIEN created from IRWIN, and LOWNDES. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 48/pp. 112-114)

26 February 1856

FAYETTE gained small area from CAMPBELL (extinct) to accommodate private individual when act of 20 February 1854 was repealed [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 65/p. 131)

MILLER created from BAKER and EARLY. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 49/pp. 114-116)

27 February 1856

Boundary between CAMDEN and CHARLTON was clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 63/p. 131)

TAYLOR gained from MACON (lots 234, 239; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 63/p. 131)

28 February 1856

JEFFERSON gained small area from EMANUEL to accommodate private individual when act of 13 February 1854 was repealed [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 69/pp. 132-133)

1 March 1856

APPLING exchanged small areas with COFFEE (gained lots 425, 432, 433; 1st dist., lost lot 218; 2nd dist. and lots 496-504, 509-517; 5th dist.) to accommodate private individuals. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/pp. 125-126)

Boundary between CALHOUN and RANDOLPH was redefined (lots 210, 211, 246, 247; 5th dist.) [repeated sec. 1 of act of 21 February 1856; no change]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 125)

Boundary between GWINNETT and JACKSON adjusted to accommodate private individual [location, unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 125)

COFFEE exchanged small areas with APPLING (gained lots 218; 2nd dist., and lots 496-504, 509-517; 5th dist.; lost lots 425, 432, 433; 1st dist.), TELFAIR gained small areas from COFFEE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/pp. 125-126)

ELBERT gained small area from HART to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 125)

FORSYTH gained small area from CHEROKEE (lot 1189; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 125)

GILMER gained from LUMPKIN [text of the law erroneously states the gain was from UNION]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 53/pp. 124-125)

GORDON gained small areas from CASS (now BARTOW) (lot 130; 15th dist.) and FLOYD (lots 22, 39; 15th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 125)

SPALDING gained from PIKE. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 53/pp. 124-125)

TAYLOR gained from MARION. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 126)

TROUP gained small area from HEARD (lot 73; 14th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/pp. 125)

WALKER exchanged small areas with WHITFIELD to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/pp. 125)

4 March 1856

BALDWIN gained from JONES and WILKINSON (lots 127, 120, 121; 5th dist.) to accommodate private individuals [JONES location is unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 58/p. 128)

Boundary between PULASKI and TELFAIR adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 73/p. 134)

CALHOUN gained from RANDOLPH (lots 1, 2; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 62/p. 130)

CASS (now BARTOW) gained from CHEROKEE (lot 298; 23rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, nos. 62, 72/pp. 130, 134)

FORSYTH gained small area from CHEROKEE (lot 252; 2nd dist.) (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 62/p. 130; Frobel, "Map of Cherokee")

HOUSTON gained small area from DOOLY (16 acres of lot 7; 2nd dist.) [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 62/p. 130)

IRWIN gained small areas from COFFEE and WORTH (lots 205, 206; 6th dist.) to accommodate private individuals [COFFEE location is unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 62/p. 130)

Law repeated provisions of the exchange between MARION and TAYLOR on 1 March 1856 (lots 214, 243; 3rd dist., and lots 158, 159, 160, 162 and lot 33; 12th dist.) [ no change]. Legislation authorized MARION to gained small area from STEWART (lot 122; 32nd dist.), but previous changes to MARION, and configuration of modern lines suggest this change was actually between STEWART and WEBSTER, no change to MARION. (Ga. Laws 1855, nos. 58, 62, 72/pp. 128, 130, 134)

TERRELL gained from LEE (lots 159, 160; 13th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 58/p. 128)

TROUP gained from HEARD (lots 39, 51, 52, 62, 63, 64; 14th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 74/p. 135)

WEBSTER gained from STEWART (lot 122; 32nd dist.). Law described this as a change between STEWART and MARION, but previous changes to MARION, and configuration of modern lines suggest the change was between STEWART and WEBSTER. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 62/p. 130)

5 March 1856

Boundary between CHATTAHOOCHEE and MUSCOGEE adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 71/p. 134)

CLAY gained from RANDOLPH (lots 89, 90, 91, 92; 7th dist., and lots 241, 272, 273, 274; 8th dist.). CLAY also authorized to gain lots 403, 404 from RANDOLPH, but no such lot numbers existed along the shared boundary [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 56/p. 127)

COBB gained small area from CHEROKEE (lot 1270; 21st dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 56/p. 127)

COFFEE gained from CLINCH (lot 170; 7th dist.), lost to IRWIN to accommodate private individual [location of loss to IRWIN uncertain, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 56/p. 127)

COLUMBIA gained small area from RICHMOND to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 66/p. 132)

DOOLY gained from WORTH (lots 136, 153; 14th dist., and area east of Swift Creek and Little River). Boundary between DOOLY and IRWIN was redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 70/p. 133)

DOUGHERTY gained small areas from WORTH (lots 212, 216, 217, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 249, 250; 15th dist.). Lot 243 previously added to DOUGHERTY [see 7 February 1854]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 70/p. 133)

IRWIN gained small area from COFFEE, lost small areas to WORTH (lots 117, 118; 6th dist.) [location of gain from COFFEE uncertain, not mapped]. Boundary between IRWIN and DOOLY was redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1855, nos. 56, 70, 71/pp. 127, 133-134)

6 March 1856

Boundary between ELBERT and HART was adjusted [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 61/pp. 129-130)

FRANKLIN gained from HART. FRANKLIN gained small area from JACKSON to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, nos. 61, 64/pp. 129-131)

GORDON gained small area from CASS (now BARTOW) (lot 81; 15th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 64/p. 131)

Legislation authorized PICKENS to gain small areas from LUMPKIN (lots 477-479) [no evidence that change took effect; not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 61/pp. 129-130)

TATTNALL gained small area from LIBERTY to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 61/pp. 129-130)

TOWNS created from RABUN and UNION. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 51/pp. 121-123)

1 April 1856

COLQUITT created from LOWNDES, THOMAS, and small parts of BAKER (lot 1; 8th dist.) and WORTH (lot 7; 8th dist.). Act passed 25 February 1856; took effect 1 April 1856. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 46/pp. 108-110)

5 December 1856

Legislation authorized MERIWETHER to gain from TALBOT (lots 131, 9; 1st dist.), but the designated lots were already part of MERIWETHER [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 55/p. 126)

10 December 1857

RABUN exchanged with TOWNS. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 202/p. 232)

15 December 1857

Legislation authorized IRWIN to gain small area from BERRIEN (lots 286, 287; 5th dist.) to accommodate private individual. Created an enclave not recorded on maps of the time [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 193/p. 228)

WORTH gained from COLQUITT (lots 17, 18; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 205/p. 233)

18 December 1857

PIERCE created from APPLING and WARE. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 23/pp. 40-42)

19 December 1857

GLASCOCK created from WARREN. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 20/pp. 35-36)

21 December 1857

MITCHELL created from BAKER. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 22/pp. 38-40)

22 December 1857

Boundary between BERRIEN and COLQUITT was clarified [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 192/p. 228)

Boundary between LIBERTY and McINTOSH was redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 200/pp. 230-231)

Boundary between TAYLOR and TALBOT redefined [no change]; legislation authorized TAYLOR to gain from MARION (lot 130; 3rd dist.), but that change seems to have been nullified by simultaneous creation of SCHLEY [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., nos. 203-204/pp. 232-233)

COBB gained from CHEROKEE (lot 1251; 21st dist.) to accommodate private individual; legislation authorized COBB to gain from PAULDING (lot 254; 19th dist.), but that lot was already in COBB [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 197/p. 229)

COFFEE gained from IRWIN. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 199/p. 230)

EMANUEL gained from JEFFERSON. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 198/p. 229)

HEARD gained small areas from COWETA (lot 205; 3rd dist., lot 148; 4th dist.) [act repealed 4 March 1865]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 203/p. 232)

Legislation authorized PICKENS to lose small area to DAWSON (lots 477-479) to accommodate private individual, although the creation of DAWSON did not take effect until 1 February 1858 [no evidence that change took effect; not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 201/p. 231)

LOWNDES gained small areas from BERRIEN (lots 516, 467, 469; 9th dist.) to accommodate private individuals [lot 516 already a part of LOWNDES]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 192/p. 228)

SCHLEY created from MARION and SUMTER; southeastern boundary not mappable as described, plotted here according to boundary correction and redefinition of 15 December 1859. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 24/pp.42-43)

WILCOX created from DOOLY, IRWIN, and PULASKI. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 26/pp.46-48)

1 January 1858

WHITE created from HABERSHAM. Act passed 22 December 1857; took effect 1 January 1858. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 25/pp. 44-45)

1 February 1858

DAWSON created from GILMER and LUMPKIN. Act passed 3 December 1857; took effect 1 February 1858. On 22 December 1857, legislation authorized DAWSON to gain small area from PICKENS to accommodate private individual, although the creation of DAWSON did not take effect until 1 February 1858 (lots 477-479) [no evidence that change took effect; not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 19/pp. 32-35; Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 201/p. 231)

MILTON (extinct) created from CHEROKEE, COBB, and FORSYTH. Act passed 18 December 1857; took effect 1 February 1858. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 21/pp. 36-38)

10 December 1858

DEKALB gained small area from HENRY (lots 252, 253; 12th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 23/p. 40)

11 December 1858

Boundary between EARLY and MILLER redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 28/p. 42)

Boundary between GLYNN and WAYNE redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 28/p. 42)

Boundary between LIBERTY and McINTOSH was clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 27/pp. 41-42)

BROOKS created from LOWNDES and THOMAS. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 21/pp. 35-37)

DOUGHERTY gained small area from WORTH (lot 507; 7th dist., and part of the 15th dist. south of Deep Creek) [act repealed 12 December 1866]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 30/p. 43)

HART gained small area from ELBERT to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped] (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 25/p. 41)

IRWIN gained small area from WORTH (lot 211; 6th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 31/p. 43)

JEFFERSON gained from EMANUEL. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 32/p. 43)

JOHNSON created from EMANUEL, LAURENS, and WASHINGTON. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 20/pp. 32-35)

Legislation authorized CLAYTON to gain from FAYETTE (lots 52, 76, 77, 85, 109; 5th dist., and lots 215, 216; 13th dist.), but act creating CLAYTON, which was passed on 30 November 1858, did not take effect until 1 January 1859; see that date for implementation of changes described here. (Ga. Laws 1858, no. 26/p. 41)

PIERCE gained from APPLING and WARE. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 29/pp. 42-43)

TATTNALL boundaries with EMANUEL and MONTGOMERY were clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 24/p. 40)

13 December 1858

Boundary between APPLING and WAYNE clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 34/pp. 44-45)

Boundary between BERRIEN and COFFEE was clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, loc. & priv., no. 139/p. 134; Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 37/p. 46)

Boundary between IRWIN and COFFEE was clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 37/p. 46; Ga. Laws 1858, loc. & priv., no. 139/p. 134)

Boundary between PIERCE and WAYNE was clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 34/pp. 44-45)

ECHOLS created from CLINCH and LOWNDES. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 22/pp. 37-40)

GLYNN gained small area from CAMDEN [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 33/p. 44)

HABERSHAM exchanged with WHITE. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 35/p. 45)

Legislation authorized HENRY to gain from CLAYTON (lots 232, 248; 12 dist.), but act creating CLAYTON, which was passed on 30 November 1858, did not take effect until 1 January 1859; see that date for implementation of changes described here. (Ga. Laws 1858, no. 36/p. 46)

Legislation authorized MACON to gain from SUMTER (lot 209; 29th dist.), but old official map indicates change did not go into effect [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 35/p. 45)

Legislation authorized MARION to gain small area from SCHLEY (lot 383; 3rd dist.) but land lot number did not exist [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 35/p. 45)

PICKENS gained from GILMER (lots 114, 139, 140, 185, 211, 212; 12th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 33/p. 44)

PULASKI gained from WILCOX (area included lot 37; 8th dist., and lot 86; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 37/pp. 46)

WILCOX gained small areas from IRWIN (lots 219, 254, 256; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 37/pp. 46; Ga. Laws 1858, loc. & priv., no. 139/p. 134)

1 January 1859

CLAYTON created from FAYETTE and HENRY. Act passed 30 November 1858; took effect 1 January 1859. Changes of 11 December 1858 and 13 December 1858 are incorporated with creation of CLAYTON. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., nos. 17, 26, 36/pp. 26-28, 41, 46)

1 February 1859

BANKS created from FRANKLIN and HABERSHAM. Act passed 11 December 1858; took effect 1 February 1859. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 19/pp. 30-32)

1 March 1859

QUITMAN created from RANDOLPH and STEWART. Act passed 10 December 1858; took effect 1 March 1859. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 18/pp. 28-30)

21 November 1859

LOWNDES gained from BROOKS. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 299/pp. 298-299)

22 November 1859

BANKS gained from HALL. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 245/p. 269)

COFFEE gained from IRWIN (lots 20, 41, 39; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 240/p. 267)

13 December 1859

HART gained from ELBERT to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 244/p. 269)

14 December 1859

CATOOSA gained from WHITFIELD (lots 98, 99; 27th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 259/p. 275)

CLAY gained from RANDOLPH (lots 54, 55; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 252/p. 272)

LAURENS gained from MONTGOMERY. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 250/p. 271)

WORTH gained from COLQUITT (lot 19; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 260/p. 275)

15 December 1859

Part of the boundary between CALHOUN and EARLY redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 242/pp. 267-268)

SUMTER gained small area from LEE (lot 53; 15th dist.); boundary with SCHLEY corrected and refined (see 22 December 1857), no change as mapped. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 253/pp. 272-273)

16 December 1859

CLAY gained from EARLY to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 243/p. 268)

17 December 1859

BERRIEN gained small area from IRWIN (lot 239; 5th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 246/p. 269)

EARLY gained small area from BAKER (lot 392; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 239/pp. 266-267)

MITCHELL gained small area from THOMAS (lot 20; 10th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 256/p. 274)

MONTGOMERY gained from TATTNALL. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 251/pp. 271-272)

19 December 1859

Boundary between EARLY and MILLER was confirmed [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 249/p. 271)

COFFEE exchanged with IRWIN (area included lots 21, 22, 42, 46, 72; 4th dist., and lots 18, 29, 64; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 247/p. 270)

COLQUITT gained small area from THOMAS (lot 345; 13th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 255/p. 273)

HEARD gained from COWETA (lots 147, 148; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 241/p. 267)

IRWIN exchanged with COFFEE (area included lots 21, 22, 42, 46, 72; 4th dist., and lots 18, 29, 64; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 247/p. 270)

Legislation authorized CLAYTON to gain small area from FAYETTE (lot 84; 5th dist.) to accommodate private individual, but area was already part of CLAYTON [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 241/p. 267)

MILTON (extinct) gained from DEKALB and GWINNETT. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 249/p. 271)

SCHLEY gained from TAYLOR (lots 244, 245, part of 236; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 247/p. 270)

TAYLOR gained from MACON (lots 210, 225, 226, 227,228, 229, 230, 240, 241; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., nos. 247, 248/p. 270)

WARE gained small area from PIERCE (lot 157; 5th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 258/p. 274)

WHITFIELD gained small areas from WALKER to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 257/p. 274)

20 December 1859

APPLING gained from COFFEE (lots 503, 504, 509, 510; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 238/p. 266)

TAYLOR gained from SCHLEY (lot 170, 183; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 254/p. 273)

6 December 1860

BAKER gained from CALHOUN (lots 383, 384, 385; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 126/p. 137)

Legislation authorized PIERCE to gain small area from WAYNE (part of lot 279; 9th dist.) to accommodate private individual, but area already part of PIERCE [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 140/p. 144)

8 December 1860

MILTON (extinct) gained from FORSYTH. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 128/p. 138)

17 December 1860

MACON gained small area from SUMTER (lot 92; 28th dist.). Legislation erroneously authorized MACON to gain all territory east of Hog Creek from DOOLY [see 25 November 1861 for corrected description; not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., nos. 136, 137/pp. 142-143)

WAYNE gained from GLYNN to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 143/p. 146)

18 December 1860

CARROLL gained from HARALSON (lots 278, 259; 7th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 130/p. 139)

19 December 1860

CLARKE gained small area from JACKSON to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 132/p. 140)

CLAYTON gained small area from FULTON (lot 65; 14th dist.) [act repealed 25 October 1870]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 135/p. 142)

DAWSON gained from LUMPKIN (area including lots 1190, 1191; 5th dist., and lot 35; 12th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 135/p. 142)

EMANUEL gained from JOHNSON. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 127/pp. 137-138)

GORDON gained from PICKENS (lot 27; 23rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 134/p. 141)

LOWNDES gained small area from ECHOLS (lot 354; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 134/p. 141)

20 December 1860

APPLING gained small area from WARE (lot 172; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 138/p. 143)

Boundary between MERIWETHER and TALBOT was redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 138/p. 143)

Boundary between TOWNS and UNION was clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 133/pp. 140-141)

BUTTS gained small area from HENRY (part of lot 129; 2nd dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 131/p. 140)

CALHOUN gained from RANDOLPH (lots 77, 114, part of 115; 4th dist.) [act repealed 11 March 1865]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 141/pp. 144-145)

FANNIN gained from GILMER (lot 307; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 141/pp. 144-145)

GLASCOCK gained from JEFFERSON. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 129/pp. 138-139)

JACKSON exchanged with MADISON. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 133/pp. 140-141)

Legislation authorized POLK to gain small area from CASS (now BARTOW) (lot 1282; 17th dist.) [no evidence that change took effect, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 139/pp. 143-144)

NEWTON gained from JASPER. (lots 110, 111; 9th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 139/pp. 143-144)

PULASKI gained from DOOLY, and gained small area from TELFAIR (parts of lots 117, 124; 14th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 141/pp. 144-145)

QUITMAN exchanged with STEWART (gained 50 acres each of lots 61, 62, all of lot 77; 21st dist., lost lots 90, 91, 106, 107; 21st dist.). Legislation also authorized gain of lot 28; 21st dist., but that change noted as an error on 1871 official map and is not included here. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 141/pp. 144-145; Phillips, "Map of Quitman")

TAYLOR gained from MACON (lot 231; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 133/pp. 140-141)

WEBSTER gained small area from TERRELL (lot 227; 18th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 142/p. 146)

WHITE gained from LUMPKIN. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 141/pp. 144-145)

WILCOX gained from PULASKI (lots 29, 30; 8th dist.) and IRWIN (lots 220, 221; 4th dist., and lots 197, 217; 2nd dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., nos. 131, 141/pp. 140, 144-145)

25 November 1861

FULTON gained small area from CLAYTON (lot 65; 14th dist.) A one half acre parcel of lot 65 in the town of Rough and Ready remained in CLAYTON [repealed 25 Oct 1870; not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1861, priv. & loc., no. 98/p. 102)

MACON gained from DOOLY [clarified act of 17 December 1860]. (Ga. Laws 1861, priv. & loc., no. 98/p. 102)

6 December 1861

CASS renamed BARTOW. (Ga. Laws 1861, priv. & loc., no. 97/p. 101)

11 December 1861

SUMTER gained very small area from SCHLEY (half of lot 10; 27th dist.) when part of act of 15 December 1859 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1861, priv. & loc., no. 99/p. 102)

2 December 1862

HARRIS gained small area from TALBOT (lot 6; 22nd dist.) when act of 21 February 1850 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 78/p. 82)

8 December 1862

HARALSON gained from PAULDING. (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 75/p. 81)

9 December 1862

JOHNSON gained from EMANUEL. (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 76/pp. 81-82)

SCHLEY gained from MACON; lost to TAYLOR (area included lots 158, 159, 160, 162; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., nos. 76-77/pp. 81-82)

SUMTER's gain of lot 53, 15th dist., from LEE on 15 December 1859 was confirmed [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 73/p. 80)

TAYLOR gained from SCHLEY (area included lots 158, 159, 160, 162; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 76/pp. 81-82)

12 December 1862

CLINCH gained small area from COFFEE (lot 170; 7th dist.) [no evidence change took effect, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 72/p. 80)

MACON gained from TAYLOR (lot 9; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 72/p. 80)

13 December 1862

LUMPKIN exchanged with WHITE. (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 74/pp. 80-81)

4 April 1863

HART gained from MADISON. (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 190/p. 207)

13 April 1863

Legislation authorized SUMTER to gain a single lot from SCHLEY (lot 46; 30th dist.), but description would have created an exclave too extreme to plot, no change. [act repealed 18 December 1866]. (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 194/p. 209)

TALBOT gained small area from HARRIS (lot 78, part of 67; 22nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 189/p. 207)

16 April 1863

MILLER gained from EARLY (lots 340, 341, 380, 381; 6th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 191/p. 208)

18 April 1863

CALHOUN gained small area from BAKER (lot 181; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., nos. 187/pp. 206, 208)

CLINCH gained small area from COFFEE (lot 170; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 188/pp. 206-207)

IRWIN gained small area from WILCOX (lots 220, 221; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 188/pp. 206-207)

PICKENS gained from GILMER (lots 101, 102, 103, 78, 79, 80; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 192/p. 208)

RANDOLPH gained from CALHOUN (lots 210, 211, 246, 247; 5th dist.) [act repealed 7 March 1865]. (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 193/p. 208)

11 December 1863

SUMTER exchanged with TERRELL. (Ga. Laws 1863, priv. & loc., no. 87/p. 92)

17 November 1864

CARROLL gained from PAULDING (lots 16, 17, 148, 149, 161, 162; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1864, loc. & priv., no. 17/pp. 28-29)

18 November 1864

MUSCOGEE gained from CHATTAHOOCHEE (lots 82, 83, 84, 85, 100, 102, parts of lots 86, 103; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1864, loc. & priv., no. 16/pp. 28)

by 31 December 1864

BERRIEN gained from LOWNDES. (Lloyd's Topo Map, 1864)

4 March 1865

Boundary between GLASCOCK and WARREN adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 78/p. 80)

CHATTAHOOCHEE gained small area from STEWART (lot 104; 33rd dist.). Legislation also authorized CHATTAHOOCHEE to gain lots 14,18 and 29; 33rd dist. from STEWART, but lots 14 and 18 were already part of CHATTAHOOCHEE and lot 29 was not along shared boundary, as presumed by law; lots 14, 18, 29 not mapped [act repealed 2 March 1874]. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 78/p. 80)

COWETA gained small areas from HEARD (lot 148; 4th dist., lot 205; 3rd dist.) when act of 22 December 1857 was partially repealed. COWETA gained small area from MERIWETHER to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., nos. 74, 77/pp. 79-80)

Legislation authorized PIERCE to gain small area from WAYNE (lots 277, 322), but area was already part of PIERCE [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 76/p. 79)

Legislation authorized PULASKI to gain from TELFAIR (lot 241; 14th dist.), but area was already part of PULASKI [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 80/p. 81)

7 March 1865

CALHOUN gained from RANDOLPH (lots 210, 211, 246, 247; 5th dist.) when act of 18 April 1863 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 75/p. 79)

11 March 1865

RANDOLPH gained from CALHOUN (lots 114, 115; 4th dist.) when act of 20 December 1860 was partially repealed. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 79/p. 80)

1 February 1866

Legislation authorized WORTH to gain small area from IRWIN (lot 30; 2nd dist.), but that lot was already part of WORTH [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 68/p. 49)

8 February 1866

MILLER gained small area from EARLY (lot 220; 6th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 66/p. 48)

19 February 1866

WILCOX gained from IRWIN. (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 67/p. 49)

20 February 1866

TERRELL gained from LEE. (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 69/pp. 49-50)

26 February 1866

Boundary between CRAWFORD and UPSON adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 64/p. 48)

6 March 1866

PULASKI gained small area from DOOLY (lot 246; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 65/p. 48)

WILCOX gained small area from PULASKI (lot 37; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 73/p. 51)

8 March 1866

GORDON gained small area from MURRAY (lot 253; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 70/p. 50)

10 March 1866

CARROLL exchanged with PAULDING when act of 22 December 1847 was partially repealed: CARROLL gained (lots 413, 414; 1st dist.); PAULDING gained (lots 520, 591, 601; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 72/p. 50)

12 March 1866

CHATTAHOOCHEE gained from MUSCOGEE. (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 71/p. 50)

11 December 1866

TERRELL gained from LEE (lots 224, 225, 256; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, no. 55/p. 33)

12 December 1866

CATOOSA gained from WALKER (lots 210, 211; 27th dist.) [law mistakenly identifies this as a change in the 28th dist.]. (Ga. Laws 1866, no. 52/p. 33)

COFFEE gained from APPLING (lots 410, west half of 502, all of 503; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, no. 50/p. 32)

EMANUEL gained small area from JOHNSON to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1866, no. 54/p. 33; Green, "Map of Johnson")

PULASKI exchanged with WILCOX (gained lot 84; 5th dist., lost lot 71; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, nos. 58-59/p. 34)

WORTH gained small area from DOUGHERTY (lot 507; 7th dist., and part of the 15th dist. south of Deep Creek) when act of 11 December 1858 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1866, no. 53/p. 33)

18 December 1866

Legislature repealed act of 13 April 1863 that would have created an extreme exclave of SUMTER (lot 46; 30th dist., part of SCHLEY) [not originally mapped, no change]. (Ga. Laws 1866, no. 57/p. 34)

21 December 1866

BAKER gained from EARLY (lots 384, 377, 338, 353) [act repealed 23 February 1874]. (Ga. Laws 1866, no. 51/p. 32)

LOWNDES gained small area from ECHOLS (lot 148; 16th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, no. 56/p. 34)

by 31 December 1866

MARION gained from WEBSTER. ("Map of Webster")

6 October 1868

QUITMAN gained from STEWART (lots 30, 46, half of 61; 21st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 186/p. 183)

23 February 1869

QUITMAN gained from STEWART (lot 168; 21st dist.). Legislation also authorized the gain of lots 30, 46, 61, 96; 21st dist., but they were already part of QUITMAN. (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 176/pp. 177-178)

17 March 1869

GORDON gained small area from BARTOW (lot 111; 15th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 164/p. 173)

HENRY gained small area from BUTTS to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 162/p. 172)

PAULDING gained from CARROLL (lots 16, 17, 148, 149, 161, 162; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 175/p. 177)

19 March 1869

CARROLL gained from CAMPBELL (extinct) (lot 24, west half of lot 25; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 155/p. 168; Frobel, "Map of Cherokee"; Frobel, "Map of Carroll")

IRWIN gained from WILCOX (lots 250, 259; 4th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 173/pp. 176-177)

PAULDING gained from CARROLL (lots 413, 414; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 155/p. 168; Frobel, "Map of Carroll")

PICKENS gained small area from CHEROKEE (lot 231; 4th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 180/p. 179; Frobel, "Map of Cherokee")

QUITMAN gained from CLAY. (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 183/p. 181)

TAYLOR gained from MACON (lots 235, 236, 237, 238; 1st dist., and lots 192, 193; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1869, no 163/p. 172)

18 October 1870

McDUFFIE created from COLUMBIA and WARREN. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 8/pp. 20-21)

24 October 1870

Boundary between JACKSON and WALTON adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 18/p. 25)

Boundary between TALBOT and TAYLOR adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 17/p. 25)

COLQUITT gained small area from THOMAS (lot 115; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 12/p. 23)

LUMPKIN gained small area from HALL (lot 68; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 15/p. 24)

25 October 1870

BUTTS gained from HENRY (area including lots 91, 126; 2nd dist.). Legislation also authorized BUTTS to lose to HENRY (lots 161, 162; 2nd dist.), but those lots were already part of HENRY [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 22/p. 27; Ga. Laws 1870, Omitted Laws, no. 3/p. 7)

COWETA gained small area from MERIWETHER (lots 38, 59; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 10/p. 22)

FULTON gained small area from CLAYTON (a one half acre parcel of lot 65; 14th dist. in the town of Rough and Ready) when act of 19 December 1860 was partially repealed [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1870, Omitted Laws, no. 4/pp. 7-8)

GLASCOCK gained small area from WARREN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1870, Omitted Laws, no. 3/p. 7)

26 October 1870

DODGE created from MONTGOMERY, PULASKI, and TELFAIR. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 7/pp. 18-19)

MACON gained from SUMTER. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 20/p. 26)

27 October 1870

QUITMAN gained from STEWART (lots 89, half of 92, 105, 106; 21st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 23/p. 27)

CALHOUN gained small area from RANDOLPH (lots 39, 40; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 11/p. 23)

CHEROKEE gained from PICKENS (lots 200, 201; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 16/pp. 24-25)

COFFEE gained small area from CLINCH (lots 170, 199; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 21/pp. 26-27)

FANNIN gained from GILMER. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 26/p. 29)

HOUSTON gained from MACON. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 9/p. 22)

LOWNDES gained from BROOKS (part of lot 178; 12th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 25/p. 28)

PIERCE gained from WARE (lots 167, 168, 169, 170, 200, 202; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 14/p. 24)

TERRELL gained small area from WEBSTER to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1870, nos. 13, 21/pp. 23-24, 26-27)

WEBSTER gained from STEWART (lot 146; 24th dist.). Legislation also authorized WEBSTER to gain lots 6, 29, 38; 32nd dist., but that area already part of WEBSTER. (Ga. Laws 1870, nos. 13, 21/pp. 23-24, 26-27)

8 November 1870

CAMPBELL (extinct) gained from FAYETTE [act passed 17 October 1870; took effect 8 November 1870]. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 5/pp. 13-16)

DOUGLAS created from CAMPBELL (extinct) and CARROLL [act passed 17 October 1870; took effect 8 November 1870]. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 5/pp. 13-16)

by 31 December 1870

MONROE gained small area from CRAWFORD (lot 103; 12th dist.). Latest evidence CRAWFORD kept lot 103 was 1867 map. (Barnett, "Map of Crawford")

LOWNDES gained from BERRIEN (area gained cannot be determined accurately because of incomplete description in the law, generally included portions of lots 490, 491, 492, 493, 516, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524; 10th dist.) [act repealed 21 February 1873; not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 24/p. 28)

1 January 1871

BANKS gained from JACKSON to accommodate private individuals [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 19/pp. 26-27)

1 February 1871

ROCKDALE created from HENRY and NEWTON. Act passed 18 October 1870; took effect 1 February 1871. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 6/pp. 16-18)

4 December 1871

LIBERTY gained from McINTOSH. (Ga. Laws 1871, loc. & priv., no. 206/p. 241)

9 December 1871

CARROLL gained from DOUGLAS. (Ga. Laws 1871, loc. & priv., no. 228/pp. 266-267)

UPSON gained small area from PIKE to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1871, loc. & priv., no. 230/p. 267)

by 31 December 1871

QUITMAN gained from STEWART. (Phillips, "Map of Quitman")

TAYLOR gained from SCHLEY. (Phillips, "Map of Schley")

20 January 1872

GREENE gained small areas from MORGAN to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1872, Jan. called sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 5/p. 306)

PULASKI gained from DODGE. (Ga. Laws 1872, Jan. called sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 4/pp. 305-306)

12 August 1872

TALBOT gained from TAYLOR. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 347/pp. 469-470)

23 August 1872

BALDWIN gained from WILKINSON (lots 235, 236, parts of 226-228, 234, 237). (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 259/p. 387)

CAMPBELL (extinct) gained small area from COWETA (lots 159, 162). (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 287/p. 407)

CLAY gained small area from CALHOUN to accommodate private individuals [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 279/p. 402)

COFFEE gained small area from CLINCH to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 281/p. 402)

COLUMBIA exchanged with McDUFFIE. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 284/pp. 403-404)

Legislation authorized CHATTAHOOCHEE to gain small area from MARION (lot 141; 5th dist.), but area was already part of CHATTAHOOCHEE [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 275/p. 399)

Legislation authorized SCHLEY to gain from MACON (lots 155, 356; 2nd dist., and lots 1, 32; 3rd dist.) but part of area already was part of SCHLEY; also, one lot would have been an unreasonably distant exclave, and another lot was identified by a nonexistent number [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 318/p. 436)

24 August 1872

FULTON gained from CAMPBELL (extinct) (lots 55, 56, 57, 58, 84, 85; 14th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 270/p. 397)

Legislation authorized TERRELL to gain small area from WEBSTER (lot 225), but area was already part of TERRELL [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 349/p. 470)

MADISON gained small area from JACKSON to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 323/p. 439)

WARE gained from COFFEE (lots 53, 54, 85, 86; 7th dist.) [act repealed 5 March 1875]. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 283/p. 403)

26 August 1872

DEKALB gained small area from HENRY (lots 228, 229; 12th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 289/p. 408)

TELFAIR gained from DODGE (lots 107, 134, 135, 136, 137; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 289/p. 408)

WILKES gained small area from TALIAFERRO to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 363/p. 481)

27 August 1872

WAYNE gained from APPLING. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 258/p. 387)

7 February 1873

CARROLL exchanged with HARALSON. (Ga. Laws 1873, loc. & priv., no. 214/p. 232)

HARALSON exchanged with CARROLL. (Ga. Laws 1873, loc. & priv., no. 214/p. 232)

21 February 1873

BERRIEN gained from LOWNDES when act of 31 December 1870 was repealed [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1873, loc. & priv., no. 252/p. 273)

COLQUITT gained small area from MITCHELL (lot 17; 10th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1873, loc. & priv., no. 259/p. 279)

MACON gained from HOUSTON (lot 255; 9th dist., and lots 32, 64, west halves of 31, 33; 14th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1873, loc. & priv., no. 259/p. 279)

23 February 1874

EARLY gained from BAKER (lots 338, 353, 377, 384; 6th dist.) when act of 23 February 1874 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 316/p. 370)

24 February 1874

FULTON gained small area from DEKALB (lot 9; 17th dist.) when act of 21 February 1856 was partially repealed. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 329/p. 375)

LAURENS exchanged with MONTGOMERY. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 326/pp. 373-374)

MILLER gained small area from EARLY (lot 300; 6th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 325/p. 373)

PULASKI gained from DODGE. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 328/p. 374)

25 February 1874

TOWNS gained from UNION (lots 190, 191, 205, 206, 207; 17th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 331/p. 375)

26 February 1874

MARION exchanged with SCHLEY: MARION gained (lots 209, 240, part of lot 208; 30th dist.), and lost small area to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 324/p. 373)

SCHLEY exchanged with MARION: SCHLEY lost (lots 209, 240, part of lot 208; 30th dist.), and gained small area to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 324/p. 373)

27 February 1874

DAWSON exchanged with LUMPKIN [act repealed 26 February 1875]. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 322/p. 372)

DOUGLAS gained from COBB and PAULDING. Part of the boundary between PAULDING and COBB was redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 319/p. 371)

WARE gained from PIERCE. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 332/p. 376)

28 February 1874

LAURENS gained from JOHNSON. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 323/pp. 372-373)

Legislation authorized COFFEE to gain small area from IRWIN (lot 365; 5th dist.), but designated lot was not in IRWIN [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 321/p. 372)

TERRELL gained from RANDOLPH (lots 225, 226, fractional 255; 10th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 330/p. 375)

2 March 1874

Legislation authorized WHITE to gain from LUMPKIN (lots 60, 61; 1st dist., and lots 72, 49; 4th dist.), but designated area was already part of WHITE [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 334/p. 376)

PIERCE gained from WAYNE. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 327/p. 374)

STEWART gained from CHATTAHOOCHEE (lot 104; 33rd dist.) when act of 2 March 1874 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1874, nos. 317, 333/pp. 370, 376)

WEBSTER gained small area from STEWART (lot 235; 19th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 333/p. 376)

3 March 1874

CLARKE gained small area from WALTON when act of 22 December 1840 was repealed [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 318/p. 370)

DOUGLAS gained small area from CARROLL (lot 145; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 320/p. 371)

Legislation authorized WALTON to gain small, non-contiguous area (lot 140; 1st dist.) from NEWTON when act of 24 December 1842 was repealed, appears original change never occurred [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 318/p. 370)

PIERCE gained from APPLING [estimated line]. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 315/p. 369)

17 February 1875

BIBB gained from JONES (lots 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 257/pp. 273-274)

WAYNE gained small area from CAMDEN to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 263/p. 276)

20 February 1875

JOHNSON gained small area from EMANUEL to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped] (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 256/p. 273)

24 February 1875

CLAY gained small area from CALHOUN (lot 340; 4th dist.) Lot numbers along the CLAY / CALHOUN boundary differ in various sources. The area mapped here represents a combination of lots numbered 340 and 341 from the 1871 Phillips map of CLAY and the 1869 Frobel map of CALHOUN. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 256/p. 273; Phillips, "Map of Clay")

25 February 1875

COWETA gained small area from MERIWETHER to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 251/p. 271)

HENRY gained small area from BUTTS to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 254/p. 272)

OCONEE created from CLARKE. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 123/pp. 109-111)

26 February 1875

DAWSON exchanged with LUMPKIN when act of 27 February 1874 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 258/p. 274)

27 February 1875

IRWIN gained small area from WORTH (lots 303, 296; 6th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 265/p. 277)

2 March 1875

BIBB gained from TWIGGS (area included lots 134, 135, 143, 144, 145, 146, 152, 161; 7th dist.). Legislation also authorized BIBB to gain lots 149, 150, 151; 7th dist., but that area was already a part of BIBB. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 246/p. 269)

Boundary between MONTGOMERY and TATTNALL adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 259/p. 274)

CAMPBELL (extinct) gained small area from COWETA (part of lot 63; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 250/pp. 270-271)

HART gained small area from ELBERT to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 252/pp. 271-272)

QUITMAN gained from CLAY (part of 240, all of lots 241, 320, 321, 280, 281; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 248/p. 270)

3 March 1875

HARRIS exchanged with TALBOT. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 260/p. 275)

Legislation authorized APPLING to gain small area from WAYNE (lot 224; 443rd dist.), but no such district and lot combination existed [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1875, nos. 245, 262/pp. 269, 275-276)

TALBOT exchanged with HARRIS. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 260/p. 275)

WORTH gained from DOOLY and IRWIN. (Ga. Laws 1875, nos. 264, 266/pp. 276-277)

4 March 1875

Boundary between DODGE and TELFAIR was confirmed [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 261/p. 275)

COFFEE gained small area from APPLING (lots 115, 407; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 242/p. 267)

WARE gained from APPLING (lots 220, 221, 241, 266, 287; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 244/p. 268)

5 March 1875

CLAYTON gained from HENRY (lots 164, 165; 6th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 255/p. 273)

COFFEE gained from WARE (lots 53, 54, 85, 86; 7th dist.) when act of 24 August 1872 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 249/p. 270)

Legislation authorized ROCKDALE to gain from DEKALB (lot 256; 16th dist.) and GWINNETT (lot 250; 4th dist), but no evidence change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 253/p. 272)

PIERCE gained small area from WARE (lots 166, 157; 5th dist.). Legislation authorized PIERCE to gain small area from APPLING (lot 153; 4th dist.), but one half of lot 153 was already in PIERCE and there is no evidence that further gain took effect [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 243/p. 268)

7 February 1876

COFFEE gained small area from CLINCH (lot 200; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 327/p. 304)

10 February 1876

CALHOUN gained small area from RANDOLPH (lots 285, 286; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 324/p. 303)

IRWIN gained small area from WORTH (lot 55; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 333/p. 306)

PIERCE gained small area from WARE (lot 171; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 344/p. 309)

14 February 1876

WAYNE gained small area from APPLING (lot 211; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 320/p. 302)

16 February 1876

NEWTON gained small area from JASPER to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 338/p. 308)

TALIAFERRO gained small area from GREENE to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 343/p. 309)

17 February 1876

CHATTAHOOCHEE gained small area from STEWART (lot 121; 33rd dist.). Legislation also authorized CHATTAHOOCHEE to gain lot 18; 33rd dist., but no evidence that change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 325/pp. 303-304)

21 February 1876

DODGE gained from PULASKI (lots 118, 204; 20th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 340/p. 308)

WORTH gained small area from IRWIN (lots 303, 296; 6th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 345/p. 310)

23 February 1876

APPLING gained from WAYNE (lots 147, 148, 349, 350, 351, 372, 373, 388, 389; 3rd dist.). No evidence that the gain of lots 147 and 148 took effect, those lots not mapped. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 319/p. 301)

CALHOUN gained small area from CLAY (lot 371; 5th dist.). Lot numbers along the CLAY / CALHOUN boundary differ in various historical and modern sources. The area mapped here represents the lot numbered 371 from the 1871 Phillips map of CLAY and the 1869 Frobel map of CALHOUN. (Ga. Laws 1876, nos. 322-323/pp. 302-303)

CHARLTON gained small area from PIERCE to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 341/p. 309)

CLINCH gained small area from WARE to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 328/p. 304)

EARLY gained from CALHOUN (lots 318, 319, 320, 348; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 323/p. 303)

MARION gained from CHATTAHOOCHEE. (Ga. Laws 1876, nos. 335-336/p. 307)

TAYLOR gained from MARION (lot 225; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 336/p. 307)

25 February 1876

BIBB gained from TWIGGS (lots 132-133, 120-123, 108-111, 92, parts of 108-109). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 321/p. 302)

COFFEE gained small area from CLINCH (lots 171, 173). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 329/p. 305)

GORDON gained small area from MURRAY (area including lots 232, 237; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 337/p. 308)

IRWIN exchanged with WILCOX. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 332/p. 306)

JOHNSON gained from LAURENS. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 334/pp. 306-307)

Legislation authorized CLAY to gain small area from CALHOUN (north half of lot 345; 4th dist.), but no evidence change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 326/p. 304)

RANDOLPH gained from TERRELL (lot 113; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, nos. 334, 342/pp. 306-307, 309)

ROCKDALE gained small area from NEWTON (lot 84; 10th dist.). to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 339/p. 308)

26 February 1876

HOUSTON exchanged with MACON. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 331/p. 305)

RANDOLPH gained small area from STEWART (lot 43; 20th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 331/p. 305)

28 February 1876

COFFEE gained small area from WARE (lot 87; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 330/p. 305)

13 February 1877

WILCOX gained small area from PULASKI (lot 86; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 288/p. 281)

17 February 1877

CARROLL gained small area from DOUGLAS (12 acres of lot 68; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 272/p. 273)

MERIWETHER gained small area from COWETA (lot 34; 1st dist.). Law states gain as lot 34; 806th dist., but there is no such original district number. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 273/p. 274)

19 February 1877

BIBB gained small area from TWIGGS (lots 63, 64; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 271/p. 273)

IRWIN gained from BERRIEN (lot 281; 6th dist.). Legislation also authorized IRWIN to gain lots 271, 272, 274; 6th dist. from BERRIEN, but that area already part of IRWIN. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 277/p. 275)

LOWNDES gained small area from ECHOLS (south half of lot 355, lots 338, 339; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 278/p. 276)

20 February 1877

BIBB gained small area from MONROE. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 270/pp. 272-273)

CLAYTON gained small area from HENRY (lots 164, 165; 6th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 276/p. 275)

COWETA gained from TROUP (parts of lots 37, 60; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 285/p. 279)

TALIAFERRO gained small areas from GREENE to accommodate private individuals [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 284/p. 279)

24 February 1877

CALHOUN gained from RANDOLPH (lots 254, 248, 249, and parts of lots 212, 284; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 282/p. 278; Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

CATOOSA gained from WHITFIELD (lots 7, 8, 29, 30; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 287/p. 280)

26 February 1877

CALHOUN gained from BAKER. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 269/p. 272)

NEWTON gained from JASPER. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 281/pp. 277-278)

27 February 1877

COFFEE gained from CLINCH, and exchanged with WARE. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 286/p. 280)

GORDON gained from FLOYD (area including lots 12, 13; 24th dist., and 302, 303, 313; 25th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 274/p. 274)

Legislation authorized CLAYTON to gain small area from FULTON (lot 16; 13th dist.), but lot 16 was already part of CLAYTON [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 275/p. 274)

RANDOLPH gained small area from STEWART (lot 40; 19th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 283/p. 278)

TELFAIR gained small areas from MONTGOMERY, would have created two enclaves of TELFAIR in MONTGOMERY but no sign they became effective [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 280/p. 277)

28 February 1877

HABERSHAM gained small area from FRANKLIN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 279/p. 276)

MADISON gained small area from CLARKE to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 279/p. 276)

by 31 December 1883

HABERSHAM exchanged with WHITE. (Cram, "Map of Georgia")

TAYLOR gained small area from MARION (along Cedar Creek, parts of lots 2, 31; 12th dist.) (Cram, "Map of Georgia")

by 31 December 1895

FLOYD gained from BARTOW (lots 211, 240, 241, 20; 16th dist.). (Floyd Comm. Roads, "Floyd Co. Map," 1895)

by 1 January 1900

BIBB gained from JONES and TWIGGS. (Central of Ga. RR Map, 1899)

by 31 December 1904

ELBERT exchanged with HART, and gained from MADISON. (Hammond Map of Ga.)

WHITE gained from LUMPKIN (lots 45, 47, 48; 1st dist.). (Hammond Map of Ga.)

17 August 1905

CRISP created from DOOLY; DOOLY divided into two parts. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 19/pp. 52-54)

JENKINS created from BULLOCH, BURKE, EMANUEL, and SCREVEN. Mistake in description corrected 17 August 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 142/pp. 57-58; Ga. Laws 1906, p. 83)

TIFT created from BERRIEN, IRWIN, and WORTH. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 3/pp. 60-62)

18 August 1905

STEPHENS created from FRANKLIN and HABERSHAM. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 215/pp. 58-60)

TOOMBS created from EMANUEL, MONTGOMERY, and TATTNALL. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 232/pp. 62-63)

1 January 1906

GRADY created from DECATUR and THOMAS. Act passed 17 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 31/pp. 54-55)

JEFF DAVIS created from APPLING and COFFEE. Act passed 18 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 157/pp. 55-57)

TURNER created from DOOLY, IRWIN, WILCOX, and WORTH. Act passed 18 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 75/pp. 63-65)

17 August 1906

JENKINS boundaries redefined to correct mistake of 17 August 1905 [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1906, p. 83)

6 November 1906

BEN HILL created from COFFEE, IRWIN and WILCOX. Act passed 31 July 1906; took effect 6 November 1906. (Ga. Laws 1906, no. 372/pp. 28-30)

IRWIN gained small area from WILCOX (lots 173, 174; 3rd dist.). Act passed 31 July 1906; took effect 6 November 1906. (Ga. Laws 1906, no. 372/pp. 28-30)

by 31 December 1908

TAYLOR gained from MACON. (Wallace, 1908)

2 October 1912

BLECKLEY created from PULASKI. Act passed 30 July 1912; took effect 2 October 1912. (Ga. Laws 1912, no. 355/pp. 38-41)

5 November 1912

WHEELER created from MONTGOMERY. Act passed 14 August 1912; took effect 5 November 1912. (Ga. Laws 1912, no. 449/pp. 41-44)

3 November 1914

BACON created from APPLING, COFFEE (lot 115; 1st dist), PIERCE, and WARE. Act passed 27 July 1914; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 298/pp. 23-27)

BARROW created from GWINNETT, JACKSON, and WALTON. Act passed 7 July 1914; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 278/pp. 27-29)

CANDLER created from BULLOCH, EMANUEL, and TATTNALL. Act passed 17 July 1914; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 282/pp. 29-33)

EVANS created from BULLOCH and TATTNALL. Act passed 11 August 1914; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 371/pp. 33-36)

PIERCE gained from APPLING, and lost to creation of BACON. Act passed 27 July 1914; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 298/pp. 23-27)

TATTNALL gained from EMANUEL. Act passed 17 July; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 282/pp. 29-33)

by 31 December 1915

CHEROKEE gained small area from FORSYTH (lots 1117, 1189; 3rd dist.). (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

CLAY gained from CALHOUN. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

COFFEE exchanged with IRWIN. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

CRAWFORD exchanged with UPSON. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

DOUGHERTY gained from WORTH (lot 247, parts of lots 242, 243, 246, 248, 249; 15th dist.). (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

MURRAY gained from GORDON. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

PIKE exchanged with SPALDING. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

PULASKI gained from DODGE. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

TALBOT gained from MARION. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

TERRELL gained small areas from LEE (lots 1, 32; 2nd dist.) and WEBSTER (lot 209, 227; 18th dist.); exchanged small areas with RANDOLPH (gained lot 113; 11th dist., lost lots 22, 255, 256; 10th dist.). (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

WILCOX gained from PULASKI (lot 84; 5th dist.). (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

5 November 1918

ATKINSON created from CLINCH and COFFEE. Act passed 15 August 1917; took effect 5 November 1918. (Ga. Laws 1917, no. 180/pp. 41-44; Ga. Laws 1918, no. 370/pp. 106-107)

COOK created from BERRIEN. Act passed 30 July 1918; took effect 5 November 1918. (Ga. Laws 1918, no. 292/pp. 102-106)

TREUTLEN created from EMANUEL and MONTGOMERY. Act passed 21 August 1917; took effect 5 November 1918. (Ga. Laws 1917, no. 250/pp. 44-50)

2 November 1920

BRANTLEY created from CHARLTON, PIERCE, and WAYNE. Act passed 14 August 1920; took effect 2 November 1920. (Ga. Laws 1920, no. 626/pp. 34-38)

LAMAR created from MONROE and PIKE. Act passed 17 August 1920; took effect 2 November 1920. (Ga. Laws 1920, no. 738/pp. 38-44)

LANIER created from BERRIEN, CLINCH, and LOWNDES. Act passed 11 August 1919; took effect 2 November 1920. (Ga. Laws 1919, no. 78/pp. 68-70; Ga. Laws 1920, no. 505/pp. 45-48)

LONG created from LIBERTY. Act passed 14 August 1920; took effect 2 November 1920. (Ga. Laws 1920, no. 814/pp. 48-52)

SEMINOLE created from DECATUR. Act passed 8 July 1920; took effect 2 November 1920. (Ga. Laws 1920, no. 319/pp. 52-55)

4 November 1924

PEACH created from HOUSTON and MACON. Act passed 18 July 1924; took effect 4 November 1924. (Ga. Laws 1924, 274/pp. 39-46)

1 January 1932

FULTON gained all of CAMPBELL (extinct) and MILTON (extinct); CAMPBELL and MILTON eliminated. Acts passed 9 August 1929 and 30 July 1931; both took effect 1 January 1932. By this date, FULTON also gained from COBB. (Ga. Laws 1929, p. 551; Ga. Laws 1931, p. 527; "Milton County," [p. 2])

by 31 December 1952

BAKER gained from CALHOUN (lots 378, 382; 3rd dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

BARTOW gained from GORDON (parts of lots 52, 69, 99, 142; 15th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

BUTTS exchanged with HENRY; map represents cumulative unmapped changes between BUTTS and HENRY from 22 December 1843 through 30 December 1952. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

CALHOUN gained small area from RANDOLPH (lot 294; 4th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

CATOOSA exchanged with WHITFIELD. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

CLINCH exchanged with WARE. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

CRAWFORD gained small area from MONROE (lot 137; 12th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

ECHOLS gained small area from LOWNDES (lot 148; 16th dist.) (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

IRWIN gained small area from BERRIEN (lot 239; 5th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

LONG gained small area from TATTNALL. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

MACON gained from HOUSTON. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

NEWTON gained from JASPER. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

PICKENS gained from GILMER. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

POLK gained from HARALSON. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

PULASKI exchanged with WILCOX. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

SPALDING gained small area from BUTTS (lot 144; 3rd dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

STEWART gained from WEBSTER (lot 27; 32nd dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

TALIAFERRO gained from GREENE. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

THOMAS gained small area from COLQUITT (lot 115; 8th dist.). (U.S. Gov. Printing Office, "Ga. Minor Civil Div., 1952")

UPSON gained from PIKE (parts of lots 145, 175; 8th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

WALTON gained from NEWTON (lots 102, 105; 1st dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

by 31 December 1963

HARRIS gained small area from MERIWETHER (lots 12, 21; 2nd dist.). (USGS Survey Map of Ga., 1963)

MERIWETHER lost small area to HARRIS (lots 12, 21; 2nd dist.). (USGS Survey Map of Ga., 1963)

by 31 December 1970

BLECKLEY gained small area from TWIGGS. (USGS Map, 1970)

CALHOUN gained small area from BAKER (lots 141, 385; 3rd dist.). (U.S. Geo. Survey, "St. of Ga., 1970")

LEE gained from TERRELL (lots 129, 159; 3rd dist.). (USGS Map of Ga., 1970)

MARION exchanged with WEBSTER. (Rand McNally Map of Ga., 1855; USGS Map of Ga., 1970)

OGLETHORPE gained from MADISON. (USGS Map of Ga., 1970)

by 31 December 1986

FULTON gained small area from CLAYTON (part of lots 6, 7; 13th dist.). (Ga. Dept. Trans., "Atlanta & Vicinity, 1986")

by 31 December 1999

CLARKE gained from JACKSON. (Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map 1999-2000")

CLAYTON gained from HENRY (lots 7, 26, 39,58; 6th dist., and lots 10, 23; 12th dist.). (Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map, 1999-2000")

FLOYD gained from GORDON. (Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map, 1999-2000")

HARRIS gained small area from MERIWETHER (parts of lots 94, 95; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map, 1999-2000")

JONES gained from BIBB. (West, "Map of Bibb"; Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map, 1999-2000")