Georgia: Individual County Chronologies

APPLING created from Non-County Area. (Lamar's Compilation, 416-418)

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

APPLING lost to creation of WARE. (Ga. Laws 1824, 44; Dawson's Compilation, 127)

APPLING lost to TELFAIR (6th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 61; Dawson's Compilation, 130)

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

APPLING lost small area to TELFAIR to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 127-128)

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

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

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)

APPLING lost to creation of PIERCE. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 23/pp. 40-42)

APPLING lost to PIERCE. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 29/pp. 42-43)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

APPLING lost small area to COFFEE (lots 115, 407; 2nd dist.), and lost to WARE (lots 220, 221, 241, 266, 287; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1875, nos. 242, 244/pp. 267-268)

Legislation authorized APPLING to lose small area to PIERCE (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)

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

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)

APPLING lost to creation of JEFF DAVIS. Act passed 18 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 157/pp. 55-57)

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

BAKER lost small area to RANDOLPH (lot 10; 3rd dist.); also authorized to lose to THOMAS (lot 110; 10th dist.), but no evidence that transfer took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, nos. 31, 40/pp. 64-65, 72)

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

BAKER lost to creation of DOUGHERTY. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 223/pp. 296-298)

BAKER lost to creation of CALHOUN. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 217/pp. 284-286)

BAKER lost to creation of MILLER. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 49/pp. 114-116)

BAKER lost small area to creation of COLQUITT (lot 1; 8th dist.). Act passed 25 February 1856; took effect 1 April 1856. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 46/pp. 108-110)

BAKER lost to creation of MITCHELL. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 22/pp. 38-40)

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

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

BAKER lost small area to CALHOUN (lot 181; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 187/p. 206)

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

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

BAKER lost to CALHOUN. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 269/p. 272)

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

BAKER lost small area to CALHOUN (lots 141, 385; 3rd dist.). (U.S. Geo. Survey, "St. of Ga., 1970")

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

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

BALDWIN gained from HANCOCK, exchanged with WILKINSON, and lost to creation of JONES, MORGAN, PUTNAM, and RANDOLPH (original, now JASPER). (Clayton's Compilation, 357-359, 363)

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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)

CASS (now BARTOW) created from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

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

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

CASS (now BARTOW) lost to FLOYD to accommodate private individuals. (Ga. Laws 1845, pp. 73-74)

CASS (now BARTOW) lost to creation of GORDON. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 124-126)

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

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)

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.). 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)

CASS (now BARTOW) lost to FLOYD (lots 1, 30, 31, 60, 61; 16th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 32/pp. 65-66)

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)

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

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

CASS (now BARTOW) lost small area to GORDON (lot 130; 15th dist). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 125)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

Legislation authorized BERRIEN to lose small area to IRWIN (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)

BERRIEN lost small areas to LOWNDES (lots 516, 467, 469; 9th dist.) to accommodate private individuals [lot 516 already a part of LOWNDES]. Boundary between BERRIEN and COLQUITT was clarified [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 192/p. 228)

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)

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

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

BERRIEN lost to LOWNDES (area lost 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)

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

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

BERRIEN lost to creation of TIFT. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 3/pp. 60-62)

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

BERRIEN lost to creation of LANIER. 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)

BERRIEN lost small area to IRWIN (lot 239; 5th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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")

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")

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

BIBB lost to JONES. (West, "Map of Bibb"; Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map, 1999-2000")

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

BLECKLEY gained small area from TWIGGS. (USGS Map, 1970)

BOURBON (extinct) created by the state of Georgia from non-county area along the Mississippi River in present Mississippi. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 330-334; Rowland, Miss. Terr. Arch., 503-505; Watkins and Watkins, 304-305)

BOURBON (extinct) eliminated by Georgia. (Watkins and Watkins, 370-371)

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)

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

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

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

BRYAN created from CHATHAM, EFFINGHAM, LIBERTY, and SCREVEN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

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

BRYAN lost to creation of BULLOCH. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 169)

BRYAN lost to CHATHAM (Ossabaw Island). (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 66)

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

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

BULLOCH lost to creation of EMANUEL. (Lamar's Compilation, 197-199)

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

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

BULLOCH lost to creation of JENKINS. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 142/pp. 57-58; Ga. Laws 1906, p. 83)

BULLOCH lost to creation of CANDLER and EVANS. Acts passed 17 July and 11 August 1914; both took effect 3 November 1914. [small are lost to EVANS not mapped] (Ga. Laws 1914, nos. 282, 371/pp. 29-36)

BURKE created from St. George Parish as one of Georgia's original counties; St. George Parish eliminated. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

BURKE lost to creation of COLUMBIA. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 163)

BURKE lost to creation of SCREVEN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 165)

BURKE lost to creation of WARREN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

BURKE lost to creation of JEFFERSON. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 169-172)

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

BURKE lost to creation of JENKINS. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 142/pp. 57-58; Ga. Laws 1906, p. 83)

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

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

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

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

BUTTS lost small areas to HENRY and SPALDING to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 244/p. 318)

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)

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

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)

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

BUTTS exchanged with HENRY; map represents cumulative unmapped changes between BUTTS and HENRY from 22 December 1843 through 30 December 1952. BUTTS lost small area to SPALDING (lot 144; 3rd dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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)

CALHOUN gained small area from BAKER (lot 181; 7th dist.). CALHOUN lost to RANDOLPH (lots 210, 211, 246, 247; 5th dist.) [act repealed 7 March 1865]. (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., nos. 187, 193/pp. 206, 208)

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)

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

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

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

CALHOUN lost small area to CLAY (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; Frobel, "Map of Calhoun")

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

CALHOUN gained small area from CLAY (lot 371; 5th dist.). CALHOUN lost to EARLY (lots 318, 319, 320, 320, 348; 4th 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)

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

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")

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

CALHOUN lost to CLAY. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

CALHOUN gained small area from RANDOLPH (lot 294; 4th dist.), and lost small area to BAKER (lots 378, 382; 3rd dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

CALHOUN gained small area from BAKER (lots 141, 385; 3rd dist.). (U.S. Geo. Survey, "St. of Ga., 1970")

CAMDEN created from St. Thomas Parish and St. Mary Parish as one of Georgia's original counties; St. Thomas Parish and St. Mary Parish eliminated. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

CAMDEN lost to creation of WAYNE. (Clayton's Compilation, 100-107; State of Ga., "Orig. & 1895 Cos.")

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

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

CAMDEN lost to WAYNE. (Lamar's Compilation, 195)

CAMDEN exchanged WAYNE. (Dawson's Compilation, 116)

CAMDEN lost to creation of CHARLTON. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 220/pp. 290-291)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

CAMPBELL (extinct) lost all territory to FULTON; CAMPBELL eliminated. Act passed 9 August 1929; took effect 1 January 1932. (Ga. Laws 1929, p. 551)

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)

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

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

CARROLL lost to TROUP. (Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 69-71)

CARROLL lost to creation of CAMPBELL (extinct). (Ga. Laws 1828, pp. 56-58; Dawson's Compilation, 139-140)

CARROLL lost to creation of HEARD. (Ga. Laws 1830, pp. 48-49)

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

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

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

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

CARROLL lost to creation of HARALSON. Act passed 26 January 1856; took effect 1 February 1856. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 47/pp. 110-112)

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)

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

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

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

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

CARROLL gained from CAMPBELL (extinct) (lot 24, west half of lot 25; 2nd dist.), and lost to PAULDING (lots 413, 414; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 155/p. 168; Frobel, "Map of Cherokee"; Frobel, "Map of Carroll")

CARROLL lost to creation of DOUGLAS [act passed 17 October 1870; took effect 8 November 1870]. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 5/pp. 13-16)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

CHARLTON lost to creation of BRANTLEY. Act passed 14 August 1920; took effect 2 November 1920. (Ga. Laws 1920, no. 626/pp. 34-38)

CHATHAM created from Christ Church Parish and St. Philip Parish as one of Georgia's original counties; Christ Church Parish and St. George Parish eliminated. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

CHATHAM lost to creation of BRYAN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

CHATTAHOOCHEE lost to STEWART (lot 104; 33rd dist.) when act of 2 March 1874 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 318/p. 370)

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)

CHATTAHOOCHEE lost to MARION. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 335/p. 307)

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

CHATTOOGA lost to FLOYD. (Ga. Laws 1840, p. 35)

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

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

CHATTOOGA lost small area to FLOYD (lot 80; 24th dist.) [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1845, pp. 73-74)

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

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

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

CHEROKEE lost to HABERSHAM and HALL; and lost to creation of CASS (now BARTOW), COBB, FLOYD, FORSYTH, GILMER, LUMPKIN, MURRAY, PAULDING, and UNION. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

Law mistakenly stated that CHEROKEE was to lose to CAMPBELL (extinct), but actual loss was from COBB [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1832, p. 55)

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

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

CHEROKEE lost to creation of PICKENS. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 228/pp. 306-308)

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

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

CHEROKEE lost small area to CASS (now BARTOW) (lot 298; 23rd dist.), and small area to FORSYTH (lot 252; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, nos. 62, 72/pp. 130, 134; Frobel, "Map of Cherokee")

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

CHEROKEE lost to COBB (lot 1251; 21st dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 197/p. 229)

CHEROKEE lost to creation of MILTON (extinct). Act passed 18 December 1857; took effect 1 February 1858. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 21/pp. 36-38)

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

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

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

Christ Church Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 150-151; Royce, 652-755)

Christ Church Parish eliminated by creation of CHATHAM. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

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

CLARKE lost to GREENE. (Clayton's Compilation, 89)

CLARKE lost to creation of MADISON. (Ga. Laws 1811, p. 114; Lamar's Compilation, 181-183)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

CLARKE lost to creation of OCONEE. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 123/pp. 109-111)

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

CLARKE gained from JACKSON. (Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map 1999-2000")

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)

Legislation authorized CLAYTON to lose to HENRY (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)

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)

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)

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

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

CLAYTON lost small area to FULTON (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)

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

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

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)

CLAYTON lost small area to FULTON (part of lots 6, 7; 13th dist.). (Ga. Dept. Trans., "Atlanta & Vicinity, 1986")

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")

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

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)

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

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

CLAY lost to QUITMAN. (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 183/p. 181)

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)

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")

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

CLAY lost small area to CALHOUN (lot 371; 5th dist.). Lot numbers along the CLAY / CALHOUN boundary differ in various sources. The area mapped here represents the lots numbered 371 from the 1871 Phillips map of CLAY and the 1869 Frobel map of CALHOUN. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 322/p. 302)

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)

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

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

CLINCH lost to creation of COFFEE. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 222/pp. 294-296)

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

CLINCH lost small area to COFFEE (lot 170; 7th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 56/p. 127)

CLINCH lost to creation of ECHOLS. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 22/pp. 37-40)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

CLINCH lost to COFFEE. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 286/p. 280)

CLINCH lost to creation of ATKINSON. 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)

CLINCH lost to creation of LANIER. 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)

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

COBB created from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

COBB lost to creation of MILTON (extinct). Act passed 18 December 1857; took effect 1 February 1858. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 21/pp. 36-38)

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

COBB lost to FULTON. (Ga. Laws 1929, p. 551; Ga. Laws 1931, p. 527; "Milton County," [p. 2])

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

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)

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

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.), COFFEE lost small areas to TELFAIR to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/pp. 125-126)

COFFEE lost small area to IRWIN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 62/p. 130)

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

COFFEE lost to creation of JEFF DAVIS. Act passed 18 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 157/pp. 55-57)

COFFEE lost small area to creation of BEN HILL (lot 39; 4th dist.). Act passed 31 July 1906; took effect 6 November 1906. (Ga. Laws 1906, no. 372/pp. 28-30)

COFFEE lost small area to creation of BACON (lot 115; 1st dist.). Act passed 27 July 1914; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 298/pp. 23-27)

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

COFFEE lost to creation of ATKINSON. 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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

COLQUITT lost small area to THOMAS (lot 115; 8th dist.). (U.S. Gov. Printing Office, "Ga. Minor Civil Div., 1952")

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

COLUMBIA lost to creation of WARREN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

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

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

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

COLUMBIA lost to creation of McDUFFIE. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 8/pp. 20-21)

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

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

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

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)

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

COWETA lost to creation of CAMPBELL (extinct). (Ga. Laws 1828, pp. 56-58; Dawson's Compilation, 139-140)

COWETA lost to creation of HEARD. (Ga. Laws 1830, pp. 48-49)

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)

COWETA lost small area to CAMPBELL (extinct) when act of 10 December 1841 was repealed [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1843, p. 27)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CRAWFORD lost to creation of UPSON. (Ga. Laws 1824, p. 43; Dawson's Compilation, 126-127)

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)

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

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)

CRAWFORD lost to HOUSTON (half of lot 1; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 67)

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)

Legislation authorized CRAWFORD to lose to TALBOT (lots 280, 281, 282; 14th dist.), but area was already in TALBOT [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 131)

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

CRAWFORD lost to TAYLOR. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 243/p. 318)

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

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

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

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

CRAWFORD gained small area from MONROE (lot 137; 12th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

CRISP created from DOOLY. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 19/pp. 52-54)

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

DECATUR lost to creation of THOMAS. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 54; Dawson's Compilation, 128)

DECATUR lost to creation of GRADY. Act passed 17 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 31/pp. 54-55)

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

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

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

DEKALB lost to COWETA. (Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 57-59; Dawson's Compilation, 132-133)

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

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

DEKALB lost to creation of CAMPBELL (extinct). (Ga. Laws 1828, pp. 56-58; Dawson's Compilation, 139-140)

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

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

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)

DEKALB lost small area to NEWTON to accommodate private individual (lot 200; 16th dist.), no evidence that change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 132-133)

DEKALB lost to creation of FULTON. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 225/pp. 300-302)

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

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

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

DEKALB lost to MILTON (extinct). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 249/p. 271)

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

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

Legislation authorized DEKALB to lose small area to ROCKDALE (lot 256; 16th dist.), but no evidence change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 253/p. 272)

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

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

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

DODGE lost to PULASKI. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 328/p. 374)

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

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

DODGE lost to PULASKI. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

DOOLY created from Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1821, pp. 3-12)

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

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

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

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)

DOOLY lost to creation of WORTH. Act passed 20 December 1853; took effect 1 February 1854; WORTH not fully defined and mappable until 7 February 1854. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, nos. 229-230/pp. 308-310)

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

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

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)

DOOLY lost to creation of WILCOX. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 26/pp. 46-48)

Legislation erroneously authorized DOOLY to lose all territory east of Hog Creek to MACON [see 25 November 1861 for corrected description; not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 136/p. 142)

DOOLY lost to PULASKI. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 141/pp. 144-145)

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

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

DOOLY lost to WORTH. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 264/p. 276)

DOOLY lost to creation of CRISP; DOOLY divided into two parts. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 19/pp. 52-54)

DOOLY lost to creation of TURNER. Act passed 18 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 75/pp. 63-65)

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

Legislation authorized DOUGHERTY to gain small area from WORTH (lot 243; 15th dist.). Act passed 14 January 1854, but creation of WORTH not yet effective. See 7 February 1854 for implementation of this change. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 236/p. 314)

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)

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

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)

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)

DOUGHERTY lost to WORTH (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)

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

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)

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

DOUGLAS gained from COBB and PAULDING. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 319/p. 371)

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

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

EARLY created from Non-County Area. (Lamar's Compilation, 416-418)

EARLY lost to creation of DECATUR. (Ga. Laws 1823, p. 63; Dawson's Compilation, 126)

EARLY lost to creation of BAKER. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 61; Dawson's Compilation, 130)

EARLY lost to creation of CLAY. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 221/pp. 292-294)

EARLY lost to creation of CALHOUN. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 217/pp. 284-286)

EARLY lost to creation of MILLER. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 49/pp. 114-116)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

ECHOLS gained small area from LOWNDES (lot 148; 16th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

EFFINGHAM created from St. Matthew Parish and St. Philip Parish as one of Georgia's original counties; St. Matthew Parish and St. Philip Parish eliminated. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

EFFINGHAM lost to creation of SCREVEN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 165)

EFFINGHAM lost to creation of BRYAN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

EFFINGHAM lost to BRYAN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 172-173)

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

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

ELBERT lost to creation of MADISON. (Ga. Laws 1811, p. 114; Lamar's Compilation, 181-183)

ELBERT lost to MADISON. (Lamar's Compilation, 240)

ELBERT lost to MADISON. (Ga. Laws 1837, pp. 69-70)

ELBERT lost to creation of HART. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 226/pp. 302-304)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

EMANUEL lost to creation of JOHNSON, and lost to JEFFERSON. Boundary between EMANUEL and TATTNALL was clarified [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., nos. 20, 24, 32/pp. 32-35, 40, 43)

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

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

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

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

EMANUEL lost to creation of JENKINS. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 142/pp. 57-58; Ga. Laws 1906, p. 83)

EMANUEL lost to creation of TOOMBS. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 232/pp. 62-63)

EMANUEL lost to creation of CANDLER, and lost to TATTNALL. Act passed 17 July 1914; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 282/pp. 29-33)

EMANUEL lost to creation of TREUTLEN. Act passed 21 August 1917; took effect 5 November 1918. (Ga. Laws 1917, no. 250/pp. 44-50)

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

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

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

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

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

FAYETTE created from Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1821, pp. 3-12)

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

FAYETTE lost to creation of DEKALB. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

FAYETTE lost to creation of Section the Fourth (now COWETA). (Ga. Laws 1825, pp. 3-16)

FAYETTE lost to creation of CAMPBELL (extinct). (Ga. Laws 1828, pp. 56-58; Dawson's Compilation, 139-140)

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

FAYETTE lost to creation of SPALDING. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 28/pp. 58-60)

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

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

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)

Legislation authorized FAYETTE to lose to CLAYTON (lots 52, 76, 77, 85, 109; 5th dist., and lots 215, 216; 13th dist.), but act creating CLAYTON, passed 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)

FAYETTE lost to creation of CLAYTON. 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)

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

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

FLOYD created from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

FLOYD lost to creation of CHATTOOGA. (Ga. Laws 1838, pp. 77-78)

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

FLOYD lost to CHATTOOGA. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 62-63)

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

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

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

FLOYD gained from PAULDING (lot 72; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 68)

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

FLOYD lost to creation of GORDON. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 124-126)

FLOYD lost to GORDON. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 43/pp. 74-75)

FLOYD gained from CASS (now BARTOW) (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]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

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)

FLOYD lost to creation of POLK. 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 FLOYD when POLK created.]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 26/pp. 52-55)

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

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

FLOYD lost small area to GORDON (lots 22, 39; 15th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 125)

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

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

FLOYD gained from GORDON. (Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map, 1999-2000")

FORSYTH created from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

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

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

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

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

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

FORSYTH lost to creation of MILTON (extinct). Act passed 18 December 1857; took effect 1 February 1858. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 21/pp. 36-38)

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

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

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

FRANKLIN lost to creation of JACKSON. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 168)

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

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

For criminal jurisdiction only, FRANKLIN gained from JASPER a part of a large Indian land cession called the "unlocated territory," boundary description was vague [not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 218-220)

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

Boundary between FRANKLIN and HABERSHAM was redefined [no change]. (Lamar's Compilation, 239-240)

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

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

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

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

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

FRANKLIN lost to creation of HART. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 226/pp. 302-304)

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)

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)

FRANKLIN lost to creation of BANKS. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 19/pp. 30-32)

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

FRANKLIN lost to creation of STEPHENS. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 215/pp. 58-60)

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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])

FULTON gained small area from CLAYTON (part of lots 6, 7; 13th dist.). (Ga. Dept. Trans., "Atlanta & Vicinity, 1986")

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) in present Mississippi. (Cappon, Petchenik, and Long, 62, 131)

Georgia eliminated BOURBON, 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)

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)

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)

GILMER created from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

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

GILMER lost to creation of PICKENS. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 228/pp. 306-308)

GILMER lost to creation of FANNIN. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 224/pp. 298-300)

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

GILMER lost to creation of DAWSON. Act passed 3 December 1857; took effect 1 February 1858. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 19/pp. 32-35)

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

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

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

GILMER lost to FANNIN. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 26/p. 29)

GILMER lost to PICKENS. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

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

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

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

GLYNN created from St. David Parish and St. Patrick Parish as one of Georgia's original counties; St. David Parish and St. Patrick Parish eliminated. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

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

GLYNN lost to creation of WAYNE. (Clayton's Compilation, 100-107; State of Ga., "Orig. & 1895 Cos.")

GLYNN lost to WAYNE. (Clayton's Compilation, 282-283)

GLYNN lost to WAYNE. (Dawson's Compilation, 117)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

GORDON lost to MURRAY. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

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

GORDON lost to FLOYD. (Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map, 1999-2000")

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

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

GREENE lost to creation of HANCOCK. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 164-165)

GREENE lost to OGLETHORPE. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 173)

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

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

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

GREENE lost to creation of TALIAFERRO. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130)

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

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

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)

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

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

GREENE lost to TALIAFERRO. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

GWINNETT created from Non-County Area. (Lamar's Compilation, 416-418)

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

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

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

GWINNETT lost to creation of DEKALB. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

Boundary between GWINNETT and DEKALB was redefined [no change]. Ga. Laws 1823, p 56; Dawson's Compilation pp 124-125

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

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

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

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

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

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 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)

GWINNETT lost small area to WALTON (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)

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

GWINNETT lost to MILTON (extinct). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 249/p. 271)

Legislation authorized GWINNETT to lose small area to ROCKDALE (lot 250; 4th dist.), but no evidence change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 253/p. 272)

GWINNETT lost to creation of BARROW. Act passed 7 July 1914; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 278/pp. 27-29)

HABERSHAM created from Non-County Area. (Lamar's Compilation, 416-418)

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

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

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

HABERSHAM lost to creation of CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1831, pp. 74-76)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HABERSHAM lost to creation of BANKS. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 19/pp. 30-32)

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

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

HABERSHAM lost to creation of STEPHENS. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 215/pp. 58-60)

HALL created from Non-County Area. (Lamar's Compilation, 416-418)

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

HALL exchanged with GWINNETT. (Lamar's Compilation, 231)

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

HALL lost to creation of CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1831, pp. 74-76)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

HANCOCK lost to BALDWIN. (Clayton's Compilation, 363)

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

HANCOCK lost to creation of TALIAFERRO. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130)

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

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

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

HANCOCK boundary with TALIAFERRO was clarified to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 134-135)

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

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

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

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

HARALSON lost to POLK. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

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

HARRIS lost small area to TALBOT (lot 6; 22nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 138-139)

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

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)

HARRIS lost to TALBOT (lots 78, part of 67; 22nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 189/p. 207)

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

HARRIS gained small area from MERIWETHER (lots 12, 21; 2nd dist.). (USGS Survey Map of Ga., 1963)

HARRIS gained small area from MERIWETHER (parts of lots 94, 95; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map, 1999-2000")

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HART exchanged with ELBERT. (Hammond Map of Ga.)

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

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

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

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

HEARD lost small area to TROUP (lot 73; 14th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 125)

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

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)

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

HEARD lost small areas to COWETA (lot 205; 3rd dist., lot 148; 4th dist.) when act of 22 December 1857 was partially repealed. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 74/p. 79)

HENRY created from Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1821, pp. 3-12)

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

HENRY lost to FAYETTE, and lost to creation of NEWTON. (Dawson's Compilation, 119-121)

HENRY lost to creation of DEKALB. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

HENRY lost to creation of BUTTS. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 63; Dawson's Compilation, 130-131)

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

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

HENRY lost small areas to BUTTS [location unknown, not mapped]; HENRY authorized to lose to NEWTON (part of lot 16; 11th dist.) to accommodate private individuals, but that area already a part of NEWTON [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1843, pp. 29-30)

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

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

HENRY lost to creation of SPALDING. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 28/pp. 58-60)

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

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

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)

HENRY lost to creation of CLAYTON. 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)

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

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

HENRY lost to BUTTS (area including lots 91, 126; 2nd dist.). Legislation also authorized HENRY to gain from BUTTS (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)

HENRY lost to creation of ROCKDALE [act passed 18 October 1870; took effect 1 February 1871]. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 6/pp. 16-18)

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

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

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

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

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

HENRY lost to CLAYTON (lots 7, 26, 39,58; 6th dist., and lots 10, 23; 12th dist.). (Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map, 1999-2000")

HOUSTON created from Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1821, pp. 3-12)

HOUSTON lost to creation of BIBB and CRAWFORD. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

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

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

HOUSTON lost to creation of MACON. (Ga. Laws 1837, pp. 66-68)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

HOUSTON lost to creation of PEACH. Act passed 18 July 1924; took effect 4 November 1924. (Ga. Laws 1924, 274/pp. 39-46)

HOUSTON lost to MACON. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

IRWIN created from Non-County Area. (Lamar's Compilation, 416-418)

IRWIN lost to creation of LOWNDES and THOMAS. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 54; Dawson's Compilation, 128)

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

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

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)

IRWIN lost to creation of WORTH. Act passed 20 December 1853; took effect 1 February 1854; WORTH not fully defined and mappable until 7 February 1854. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, nos. 229-230/pp. 308-310)

IRWIN lost to creation of COFFEE. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 222/pp. 294-296)

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

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

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

IRWIN lost to creation of BERRIEN. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 48/pp. 112-114)

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)

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)

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)

IRWIN lost to COFFEE; lost to creation of WILCOX. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 199/p. 230; Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 26/pp.46-48)

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

Boundary between IRWIN and COFFEE was clarified [no change]; IRWIN lost small areas to WILCOX (lots 219, 254, 256; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 37/p. 46; Ga. Laws 1858, loc. & priv., no. 139/p. 134)

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

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

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)

IRWIN lost to WILCOX (lots 220, 221; 4th dist., and lots 197, 217; 2nd dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 141/pp. 144-145)

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

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

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

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

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

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

IRWIN lost to WORTH. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 266/p. 277)

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

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

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

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)

IRWIN lost to creation of TIFT. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 3/pp. 60-62)

IRWIN lost to creation of TURNER. Act passed 18 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 75/pp. 63-65)

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

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

IRWIN gained small area from BERRIEN (lot 239; 5th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

JACKSON lost to creation of CLARKE. (Clayton's Compilation, 35-36)

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

JACKSON lost to creation of MADISON. (Ga. Laws 1811, p. 114; Lamar's Compilation, 181-183)

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

For criminal jurisdiction only, JACKSON gained from JASPER a part of a large Indian land cession called the "unlocated territory," boundary description was vague [not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 218-220)

JACKSON lost to GWINNETT, HALL, and WALTON. (Lamar's Compilation, 226-229)

JACKSON lost to GWINNETT. (Lamar's Compilation, 231)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

JACKSON lost small area to FRANKLIN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 64/p. 131)

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

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

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

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

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

JACKSON lost to creation of BARROW. Act passed 7 July 1914; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 278/pp. 27-29)

JACKSON lost to CLARKE. (Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy Map, 1999-2000")

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

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

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)

JASPER lost to MORGAN. (Lamar's Compilation, 216)

For criminal jurisdiction only, JASPER lost to FRANKLIN, JACKSON, JONES, MONTGOMERY, PULASKI, TELFAIR, TWIGGS, and WAYNE 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)

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

JASPER lost to creation of NEWTON. (Dawson's Compilation, 119-120)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

JASPER lost small area to PUTNAM 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)

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

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

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

JASPER lost to NEWTON. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

JONES created from BALDWIN. (Clayton's Compilation, 357-359)

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

For criminal jurisdiction only, JONES gained from JASPER a part of a large Indian land cession called the "unlocated territory," boundary description was vague [not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 218-220)

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)

JONES lost to creation of BIBB. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

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

Legislation authorized JONES to lose to BIBB (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)

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)

Legislation authorized JONES to lose to BIBB (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)

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

JONES lost to BIBB (lot 70; 7th dist.) Law also authorized transfer of additional area from JONES (fractional lots 99, 100; 7th dist.), but those lots already in BIBB [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 129)

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

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

JONES lost to BALDWIN to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 58/p. 128)

JONES lost to BIBB (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)

JONES lost to BIBB. (Central of Ga. RR. Map, 1899)

JONES gained from BIBB. (West, "Map of Bibb"; Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map, 1999-2000")

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)

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

LAURENS lost to creation of PULASKI. (Ga. Laws 1808, p. 52; Clayton's Compilation, 469-470)

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

Law mistakenly stated that LAURENS was to lose to MONTGOMERY, but actual loss was from PULASKI (lot 202; 13th dist.) [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1835, p. 72)

Legislation authorized LAURENS to lose to MONTGOMERY (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)

LAURENS lost to creation of JOHNSON. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 20/pp. 32-35)

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

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

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

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

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

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

LEE lost to MUSCOGEE, and lost to creation of MARION. (Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 69-71)

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

LEE lost to creation of RANDOLPH. (Ga. Laws 1828, p. 53; Dawson's Compilation, 138)

LEE lost to creation of SUMTER. (Ga. Laws 1831, pp. 76-78)

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

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)

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)

LEE lost to creation of TERRELL. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 50/pp. 117-121)

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

LEE lost small area to SUMTER (lot 53; 15th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 253/pp. 272-273)

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

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

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

LEE lost to TERRELL (lots 1, 32; 2nd dist.). (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

LEE gained from TERRELL (lots 129, 159; 3rd dist.). (USGS Map of Ga., 1970)

LIBERTY created from St. Andrew Parish, St. James Parish, and St. John Parish as one of Georgia's original counties; St. Andrew Parish, St. James Parish, and St. John Parish eliminated. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

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

LIBERTY lost to creation of SCREVEN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 165)

LIBERTY lost to creation of BRYAN and McINTOSH; LIBERTY divided into 2 parts by this change. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

LIBERTY lost to BRYAN and McINTOSH. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 172-173)

LIBERTY lost to creation of TATTNALL. (Clayton's Compilation, 80)

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

LIBERTY lost to TATTNALL. (Lamar's Compilation, 187)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LONG gained small area from TATTNALL. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

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

LOWNDES lost to creation of CLINCH. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 126-127)

Legislation authorized LOWNDES to lose small area to THOMAS (lots 525, 526; 12th dist.), but area already part of THOMAS [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 31/pp. 64-65)

LOWNDES lost to creation of BERRIEN. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 48/pp. 112-114)

LOWNDES lost to creation of COLQUITT. Act passed 25 February 1856; took effect 1 April 1856. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 46/pp. 108-110)

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)

LOWNDES lost to creation of BROOKS. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 21/pp. 35-37)

LOWNDES lost to creation of ECHOLS. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 22/pp. 37-40)

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

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

LOWNDES lost to BERRIEN. (Lloyd's Topo Map, 1864)

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

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

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)

LOWNDES lost to BERRIEN when act of 31 December 1870 was repealed; not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1873, Loc. & Priv., no. 252/p. 273)

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

LOWNDES lost to creation of LANIER. 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)

LOWNDES lost small area to ECHOLS (lot 148; 16th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

LUMPKIN created from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LUMPKIN lost to creation of DAWSON. Act passed 3 December 1857; took effect 1 February 1858. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 19/pp. 32-35)

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

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

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

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

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

Legislation authorized LUMPKIN to lose to WHITE (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)

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

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

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

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

MACON lost to HOUSTON (half of lot 1, all of lot 2; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 67)

MACON lost to CRAWFORD (lot 61; 8th dist.). Though law describes loss to MACON as a single lot (61), change actually encompassed parts of lots 35, 36, 60, and 62 as well. (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 65)

Legislation authorized MACON to lose to TALBOT (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)

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

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)

MACON lost to creation of TAYLOR. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 29/pp. 61-63)

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

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)

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

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

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; Phillips, "Map of Macon")

MACON lost to TAYLOR (lots 210, 225, 226, 227,228, 229, 230, 240, 241; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 248/p. 270)

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)

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

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

MACON lost to SCHLEY. (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 77/p. 82)

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

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

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

MACON lost to HOUSTON. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 9/p. 22)

Legislation authorized MACON to lose to SCHLEY (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)

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)

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

MACON lost to TAYLOR (Wallace, 1908)

MACON lost to creation of PEACH. Act passed 18 July 1924; took effect 4 November 1924. (Ga. Laws 1924, 274/pp. 39-46)

MACON gained from HOUSTON. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

Boundary between MADISON and CLARKE was redefined [no change]. (Lamar's Compilation, 201)

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

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

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

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

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

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

MADISON lost small area to CLARKE to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 133-134)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

MADISON lost to ELBERT. (Hammond Map of Ga.)

MADISON lost to OGLETHORPE. (USGS Map of Ga., 1970)

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

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

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

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

MARION lost to creation of MACON. (Ga. Laws 1837, pp. 66-68)

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

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

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

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

Boundary between MARION and TALBOT adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 138-139)

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

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

MARION lost to creation of TAYLOR. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 29/pp. 61-63)

MARION lost to creation of KINCHAFOONEE (now WEBSTER). Act passed 16 Dec 1853; took effect 9 Jan 1854. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 227/pp. 304-305)

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)

MARI0N lost to creation of CHATTAHOOCHEE. MARION lost small area to TALBOT (lots 152, 122; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, nos. 219, 247/pp. 288-290, 320)

MARION lost to TAYLOR . (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 126)

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)

MARION lost to creation of SCHLEY; legislation authorized MARION to lose to TAYLOR (lot 130; 3rd dist.), but that change seems to have been nullified by simultaneous creation of SCHLEY [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., p. 232; Ga. Laws 1857, pub., pp. 42-43)

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)

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

Legislation authorized MARION to lose small area to CHATTAHOOCHEE (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)

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)

MARION gained from CHATTAHOOCHEE, and lost small area to TAYLOR (lot 225; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, nos. 335-336/p. 307)

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

MARION lost to TALBOT. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

MARION exchanged with WEBSTER. (Rand McNally Map of Ga., 1855; USGS Map of Ga., 1970)

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

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

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

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

McINTOSH lost to LIBERTY. (Clayton's Compilation, 321-322)

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

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

McINTOSH lost to LIBERTY. (Ga. Laws 1871, Loc. & Priv., no. 206/p. 241)

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

MERIWETHER lost small area to COWETA to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 77/p. 80)

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

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

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)

MERIWETHER lost small area to HARRIS (lots 12, 21; 2nd dist.). (USGS Survey Map of Ga., 1963)

MERIWETHER lost small area to HARRIS (parts of lots 94, 95; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Dept. Trans., "St. Hwy. Map, 1999-2000")

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

MILTON (extinct) lost all territory to FULTON; MILTON eliminated. Act passed 30 July 1931; took effect 1 January 1932. (Ga. Laws 1931, p. 527; "Milton County," 2009)

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

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

MITCHELL lost small area to COLQUITT (lot 17; 10th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1873, Loc. & Priv., no. 259/p. 279)

MONROE created from Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1821, pp. 3-12)

MONROE lost to creation of BIBB and PIKE; MONROE boundaries redefined [no change]. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

MONROE lost to creation of BUTTS. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 63; Dawson's Compilation, 130-131)

MONROE lost to CRAWFORD to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 65)

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

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

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

MONROE lost to creation of LAMAR. Act passed 17 August 1920; took effect 2 November 1920. (Ga. Laws 1920, no. 738/pp. 38-44)

MONROE lost small area to CRAWFORD (lot 137; 12th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

MONTGOMERY lost to creation of TATTNALL. (Clayton's Compilation, 80)

MONTGOMERY lost to BULLOCH and JEFFERSON; line with TATTNALL was confirmed [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1810, pp. 53-54; Clayton's Compilation, 614-616)

MONTGOMERY lost to LAURENS. (Lamar's Compilation, 185)

MONTGOMERY gained from TATTNALL and TELFAIR; lost to creation of EMANUEL. (Lamar's Compilation, pp 197-200)

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

For criminal jurisdiction only, MONTGOMERY gained from JASPER a part of a large Indian land cession called the "unlocated territory," boundary description was vague [not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 218-220)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

Boundary between MONTGOMERY and TATTNALL was clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 24/p. 40)

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

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

MONTGOMERY lost to creation of DODGE. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 7/pp. 18-19)

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

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

MONTGOMERY lost small areas to TELFAIR that could have created two exclaves of TELFAIR within MONTGOMERY, but there is no evidence they became effective [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 280/p. 277)

MONTGOMERY lost to creation of TOOMBS. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 232/pp. 62-63)

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

MONTGOMERY lost to creation of TREUTLEN. Act passed 21 August 1917; took effect 5 November 1918. (Ga. Laws 1917, no. 250/pp. 44-50)

MORGAN created from BALDWIN. (Clayton's Compilation, 357-359)

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

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

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

MURRAY created from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

MURRAY lost to creation of WALKER. (Ga. Laws 1833, pp. 52-53)

MURRAY lost to CASS (now BARTOW). (Ga. Laws 1834, pp. 71-72)

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

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

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

MURRAY lost to creation of WHITFIELD. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 27/pp. 56-58)

MURRAY lost to GORDON. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 43/pp. 74-75)

MURRAY lost to GORDON (lots 254, 255; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

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

MURRAY lost to creation of FANNIN. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 224/pp. 298-300)

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

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

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

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

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

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

MUSCOGEE gained from LEE; lost to creation of HARRIS, MARION, MERIWETHER, and TALBOT. (Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 69-71)

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

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

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

MUSCOGEE lost to TALBOT. (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 64)

MUSCOGEE lost to MARION. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 139-140)

MUSCOGEE lost to creation of CHATTAHOOCHEE. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 219/pp. 288-290)

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

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)

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

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

NEWTON lost to JASPER. (Dawson's Compilation, 123)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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")

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)

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

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

NEWTON lost to creation of ROCKDALE. Act passed 18 October 1870; took effect 1 February 1871. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 6/pp. 16-18)

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

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

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

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

NEWTON gained from JASPER and lost to WALTON (lots 102, 105; 1st dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

Non-County Area lost to creation of Christ Church Parish, St. Andrew Parish, St. George Parish, St. James Parish, St. John Parish, St. Matthew Parish, St. Paul Parish, and St. Philip Parish. The Non-County Area mapped here 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. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 150-151; Royce, 652-755)

Non-County Area lost to creation of St. David Parish, St. Mary Parish, St. Patrick Parish, and St. Thomas Parish. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 152)

Non-County Area lost to creation of WILKES. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

Non-County Area lost to creation of FRANKLIN and WASHINGTON. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 330-334)

Non-County Area lost to creation of BALDWIN, WAYNE, and WILKINSON. (Clayton's Compilation, 100-107)

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

Non-County Area (part of Wafford's Settlement) lost to FRANKLIN and JACKSON. (Clayton's Compilation, 321-322; 330-331)

Non-County Area lost to creation of APPLING, EARLY, GWINNETT, HABERSHAM, HALL, IRWIN, and WALTON. (Lamar's Compilation, 416-418)

Non-County Area lost to HABERSHAM and HALL, and lost to creation of RABUN. (Lamar's Compilation, 239, 429-433)

Non-County Area lost to creation of DOOLY, FAYETTE, HENRY, HOUSTON, and MONROE. (Ga. Laws 1821, pp. 3-12)

Non-County Area lost to creation of Section the First (now LEE), Section the Second (now MUSCOGEE), Section the Third (now TROUP), Section the Fourth (now COWETA), and Section the Fifth (now CARROLL). (Ga. Laws 1825, pp. 3-16)

Non-County Area eliminated when it lost all remaining territory to creation of CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1831, pp. 74-76)

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

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

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

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

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

OGLETHORPE lost to creation of MADISON. (Ga. Laws 1811, p. 114; Lamar's Compilation, 181-183)

Boundary between OGLETHORPE and CLARKE adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 200)

OGLETHORPE lost to creation of TALIAFERRO. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130)

OGLETHORPE lost to MADISON. (Ga. Laws 1831, p. 79)

OGLETHORPE lost to MADISON. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 67-68)

OGLETHORPE gained from MADISON. (USGS Map of Ga., 1970)

PAULDING created from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

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

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

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

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

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

PAULDING lost to CASS (now BARTOW) (lots 35, 36; 18th dist.), and lost to COBB. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

PAULDING lost to creation of POLK. 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 PAULDING on when POLK created]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 33/pp. 66-67)

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

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

Legislation authorized PAULDING to lose to COBB (lot 254; 19th dist.), but that lot was already in COBB [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 197/p. 229)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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)

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")

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

PICKENS gained from GILMER. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

PIERCE lost to WARE. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 332/p. 376)

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

PIERCE lost to creation of BRANTLEY. Act passed 14 August 1920; took effect 2 November 1920. (Ga. Laws 1920, no. 626/pp. 34-38)

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

PIKE lost to creation of UPSON. (Ga. Laws 1824, p. 43; Dawson's Compilation, 126-127)

PIKE lost to creation of Section the Third (now TROUP). (Ga. Laws 1825, pp. 3-16)

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

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

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

PIKE lost to creation of SPALDING. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 28/pp. 58-60)

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

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

PIKE lost to SPALDING. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 53/pp. 124-125; "Map of Pike")

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

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

PIKE lost to creation of LAMAR. Act passed 17 August 1920; took effect 2 November 1920. (Ga. Laws 1920, no. 738/pp. 38-44)

PIKE lost to UPSON (parts of lots 145, 175; 8th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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)

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

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

POLK lost to creation of HARALSON. Act passed 26 January 1856; took effect 1 February 1856. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 47/pp. 110-112)

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)

POLK gained from HARALSON. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

For criminal jurisdiction only, PULASKI gained from JASPER a part of a large Indian land cession called the "unlocated territory," boundary description was vague [not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 218-220; Tanner, H. S., "Map of Ga., and Ala." 1823)

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

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

PULASKI lost to MONTGOMERY (lot 202; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1835, p. 72)

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

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

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

PULASKI lost to creation of WILCOX. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 26/pp. 46-48)

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

PULASKI gained from DOOLY, gained small area from TELFAIR (parts of lots 117, 124; 14th dist.), and lost small area to WILCOX (lots 29, 30; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 141/pp. 144-145)

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)

PULASKI gained small area from DOOLY (lot 246; 3rd dist.) and lost small area to WILCOX (lot 37; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 65/p. 48 and no. 73/p. 51)

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

PULASKI lost to creation of DODGE. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 7/pp. 18-19)

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

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

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

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

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

PULASKI gained from DODGE, and lost to WILCOX (lot 84; 5th dist.). (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

PULASKI exchanged with WILCOX. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

PUTNAM created from BALDWIN. (Clayton's Compilation, 357-359)

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

PUTNAM lost to JONES. (Clayton's Compilation, 615)

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

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)

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)

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")

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RABUN lost to creation of TOWNS. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 51/pp. 121-123)

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

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

RANDOLPH lost to creation of STEWART. (Ga. Laws 1830, pp. 49-50)

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

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

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

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

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

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

RANDOLPH lost to creation of CLAY. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 221/pp. 292-294)

RANDOLPH lost small area to creation of CALHOUN. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 217/pp. 284-286)

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)

RANDOLPH lost to creation of TERRELL. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 50/pp. 117-121)

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

Boundary between RANDOLPH and CALHOUN 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)

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

RANDOLPH lost to CLAY (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)

RANDOLPH lost to creation of QUITMAN. Act passed 10 December 1858; took effect 1 March 1859. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 18/pp. 28-30)

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

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

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)

RANDOLPH lost to CALHOUN (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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

RANDOLPH lost to CALHOUN (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")

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

RANDOLPH exchanged small areas with TERRELL (gained lots 22, 255, 256; 10th dist., lost lot 113, 11th dist.). (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

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

RICHMOND created from St. Paul Parish as one of Georgia's original counties; St. Paul Parish eliminated. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

RICHMOND lost to creation of COLUMBIA. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 163)

RICHMOND lost to creation of WARREN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

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

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

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

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)

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

St. Andrew Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 150-151; Royce, 652-755)

St. Andrew Parish eliminated by creation of LIBERTY. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

St. David Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 152)

St. David Parish eliminated by creation of GLYNN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

St. George Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 150-151; Royce, 652-755)

St. George Parish eliminated by creation of BURKE. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

St. James Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 150-151; Royce, 652-755)

St. James Parish eliminated by creation of LIBERTY. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

St. John Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 150-151; Royce, 652-755)

St. John Parish eliminated by creation of LIBERTY. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

St. Mary Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 152)

St. Mary Parish eliminated by creation of CAMDEN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

St. Matthew Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 150-151; Royce, 652-755)

St. Matthew Parish eliminated by creation of EFFINGHAM. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

St. Patrick Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 152)

St. Patrick Parish eliminated by creation of GLYNN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

St. Paul Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 150-151; Royce, 652-755)

St. Paul Parish eliminated by creation of RICHMOND and WILKES. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

St. Philip Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 150-151; Royce, 652-755)

St. Philip Parish eliminated by creation of CHATHAM and EFFINGHAM. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

St. Thomas Parish created from Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 152)

St. Thomas Parish eliminated by creation of CAMDEN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

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)

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

Boundary between SCHLEY and SUMTER corrected and refined (see 22 December 1857), no change as mapped. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 253/pp. 272-273)

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

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

SCHLEY lost very small area to SUMTER (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)

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)

Legislation authorized SCHLEY to lose a single lot to SUMTER (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)

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)

SCHLEY lost to TAYLOR. (Phillips, "Map of Schley")

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)

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)

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

SCREVEN lost to creation of BRYAN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

SCREVEN lost to creation of BULLOCH. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 169)

SCREVEN lost to creation of JENKINS. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 142/pp. 57-58; Ga. Laws 1906, p. 83)

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

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

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

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

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

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

SPALDING gained small area from BUTTS (lot 144; 3rd dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

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

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

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

STEWART lost to MARION. (Ga. Laws 1847, pp. 71-72)

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

STEWART lost to creation of KINCHAFOONEE (now WEBSTER). Act passed 16 December 1853; took effect 9 January 1854. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 227/pp. 304-305)

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

STEWART lost small area to WEBSTER (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 with WEBSTER, not MARION. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 62/p. 130)

STEWART lost to creation of QUITMAN. Act passed 10 December 1858; took effect 1 March 1859. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 18/pp. 28-30)

STEWART exchanged with QUITMAN (gained lots 90, 91, 106, 107; 21st dist., lost 50 acres each of lots 61, 62, all of lot 77; 21st dist.). Legislation also authorized loss 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")

STEWART lost small area to CHATTAHOOCHEE (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)

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

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

STEWART lost to QUITMAN (lots 89, half of 92, 105, 106; 21st dist.), and lost to WEBSTER (lot 146; 24th dist.). Legislation authorized WEBSTER to gain lots 6, 29, 38; 32nd dist. from STEWART, but that area was already part of WEBSTER. (Ga. Laws 1870, nos. 13, 23/pp.23-24, 27)

STEWART lost to QUITMAN. (Phillips, "Map of Quitman")

STEWART gained from CHATTAHOOCHEE (lot 104; 33rd dist.) when act of 2 March 1874 was repealed. STEWART lost small area to WEBSTER (lot 235; 19th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1874, nos. 317, 333/pp. 370, 376)

STEWART lost small area to CHATTAHOOCHEE (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)

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

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

STEWART gained from WEBSTER (lot 27; 32nd dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

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

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

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

SUMTER lost small area to LEE (lot 53; 15th dist.) [act repealed 9 December 1862]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 32/pp. 65-66)

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

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

SUMTER lost to creation of SCHLEY; southeastern boundary of SCHLEY 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)

Legislation authorized SUMTER to lose to MACON (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; Phillips, "Map of Macon")

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)

SUMTER lost small area to MACON (lot 92; 28th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 137/p. 143)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

SUMTER lost to MACON. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 20/p. 26)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

TALBOT lost to creation of TAYLOR. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 29/pp. 61-63)

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

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

Boundary between TALBOT and MERIWETHER redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 240/p. 316)

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

Boundary between TALBOT and TAYLOR redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 204/p. 233)

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

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

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)

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

TALBOT gained from TAYLOR. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 347/pp. 469-470)

TALBOT exchanged with HARRIS. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 260/p. 275)

TALBOT gained from MARION. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

TALIAFERRO created from GREENE, HANCOCK, OGLETHORPE, WARREN, and WILKES. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130)

TALIAFERRO gained from HANCOCK. (Ga. Laws 1828, p. 52; Dawson's Compilation, 137-138)

TALIAFERRO gained from WILKES. (Ga. Laws 1828, p. 52; Dawson's Compilation, 138)

TALIAFERRO gained from WILKES. (Ga. Laws 1835, pp. 71-72)

TALIAFERRO gained small area from WARREN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 69-70)

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)

TALIAFERRO lost to WILKES. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 232/p. 311)

TALIAFERRO exchanged with WARREN. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 251/pp. 321-322)

TALIFERRO exchanged small areas with GREENE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 241/p. 317)

TALIAFERRO gained small area from WARREN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 67/p. 132)

TALIAFERRO lost small area to WILKES to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 363/p. 481)

TALIAFERRO gained small area from GREENE to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 343/p. 309)

TALIAFERRO gained small areas from GREENE to accommodate private individuals [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 284/p. 279)

TALIAFERRO gained from GREENE. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

TATTNALL created from LIBERTY and MONTGOMERY. (Clayton's Compilation, 80)

TATTNALL line with MONTGOMERY was confirmed [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1810, p. 54; Clayton's Compilation, 616)

TATTNALL gained from LIBERTY. (Lamar's Compilation, 187)

TATTNALL lost to MONTGOMERY. (Lamar's Compilation, 200)

TATTNALL lost to MONTGOMERY. (Lamar's Compilation, 209)

TATTNALL lost small area to LIBERTY [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1837, p. 68)

TATTNALL lost small area to MONTGOMERY to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 67-68)

TATTNALL gained small area from LIBERTY to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 250/p. 321)

TATTNALL gained small area from LIBERTY to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 61/pp. 129-130)

TATTNALL boundaries with EMANUEL and MONTGOMERY was clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 24/p. 40)

TATTNALL lost to MONTGOMERY. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 251/pp. 271-272)

Boundary between TATTNALL and MONTGOMERY adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 259/p. 274)

TATTNALL lost to creation of TOOMBS. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 232/pp. 62-63)

TATTNALL gained from EMANUEL, and lost to creation of CANDLER and EVANS. Acts passed 17 July and 11 August 1914; both took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, nos. 282, 371/pp. 29-36)

TATTNALL lost small area to LONG. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

TAYLOR created from MACON, MARION, and TALBOT. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 29/pp. 61-63)

TAYLOR gained from MACON (lots 162, 191, 194; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 252/p. 322)

Boundary between TAYLOR and TALBOT redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 230/p. 310)

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)

Boundary between TAYLOR and MACON redefined (repeated law of 2 February 1854) [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 237/pp. 314-315)

TAYLOR gained from MACON (lots 234, 239; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 63/p. 131)

TAYLOR gained from MARION. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 126)

Law repeated provisions of the exchange between TAYLOR and MARION on 1 March 1856 (lots 214, 243; 3rd dist., and lots 158, 159, 160, 162 and lot 33; 12th dist.) [ no change]. (Ga. Laws 1855, nos. 58, 62, 72/pp. 128, 130, 134)

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)

TAYLOR gained from MACON (lots 210, 225, 226, 227,228, 229, 230, 240, 241; 1st dist.), lost to SCHLEY (lots 244, 245, part of 236; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., nos. 247, 248/p. 270)

TAYLOR gained from SCHLEY (lot 170, 183; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 254/p. 273)

TAYLOR gained from MACON (lot 231; 1st dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 133/pp. 140-141)

TAYLOR gained from SCHLEY (area included lots 158, 159, 160, 162; 3rd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 76/pp. 81-82)

TAYLOR lost to MACON (lot 9; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 72/p. 80)

TAYLOR gained from MACON (lots 235, 236, 237, 238; 1st dist., and lots 192, 193; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1869, no 163/p. 172)

Boundary between TAYLOR and TALBOT adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 17/p. 25)

TAYLOR gained from SCHLEY. (Phillips, "Map of Schley")

TAYLOR lost to TALBOT. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 347/pp. 469-470)

TAYLOR gained from MARION (lot 225; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 336/p. 307)

TAYLOR gained small area from MARION (along Cedar Creek, parts of lots 2, 31; 12th dist.) (Cram, "Map of Georgia")

TAYLOR gained from MACON. (Wallace, 1908)

TELFAIR created from WILKINSON. (Clayton's Compilation, 357-359; "Laurens & Telfair, 1807")

TELFAIR lost to MONTGOMERY. (Lamar's Compilation, 200)

For criminal jurisdiction only, TELFAIR gained from JASPER a part of a large Indian land cession called the "unlocated territory," boundary description was vague [not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 218-220)

TELFAIR gained from APPLING (1st dist.). (Lamar's Compilation, 234; McBride, "Plat of Appling, Dist. 1")

TELFAIR lost to MONTGOMERY. (Ga. Laws 1820, p. 75; Lamar's Compilation, 117)

TELFAIR gained from APPLING and WARE (6th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 61; Dawson's Compilation, 130)

Boundary between TELFAIR and MONTGOMERY redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1833, p. 55)

TELFAIR lost small area to APPLING to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 69)

Boundary between TELFAIR and MONTGOMERY adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 128)

Boundary between TELFAIR and APPLING and WARE adjusted to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 127-128)

Boundary between TELFAIR and WARE adjusted to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 136)

TELFAIR lost small areas to WARE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 38/p. 71)

TELFAIR lost small area (lot 12; 6th dist.) to IRWIN; boundary between TELFAIR and PULASKI adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, nos. 30-31/pp. 63-65)

TELFAIR lost to creation of COFFEE. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 222/pp. 294-296)

TELFAIR gained small areas from COFFEE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 125)

Boundary between TELFAIR and PULASKI adjusted to accommodate private individual [location, unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 73/p. 134)

TELFAIR lost small area to PULASKI (lots 124, 117; 14th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 141/pp. 144-145)

Legislation authorized TELFAIR to lose to PULASKI (lot 241; 14th dist.), but area was already part of PULASKI [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 80/p. 81)

TELFAIR lost to creation of DODGE. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 7/pp. 18-19)

TELFAIR gained from DODGE (lots 107, 134, 135, 136, 137; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 289/p. 408)

Part of line between TELFAIR and DODGE confirmed [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 261/p. 275)

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)

TERRELL created from LEE and RANDOLPH. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 50/pp. 117-121)

TERRELL gained from LEE (lots 159, 160; 13th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 58/p. 128)

TERRELL lost small area to WEBSTER (lot 227; 18th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 142/p. 146)

TERRELL exchanged with SUMTER. (Ga. Laws 1863, priv. & loc., no. 87/p. 92)

TERRELL gained from LEE. (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 69/pp. 49-50)

TERRELL gained from LEE (lots 224, 225, 256; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, no. 55/p. 33)

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)

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)

TERRELL gained from RANDOLPH (lots 225, 226, fractional 255; 10th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 330/p. 375)

TERRELL lost to RANDOLPH (lot 113; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, nos. 334, 342/pp. 306-307, 309)

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.)

TERRELL lost to LEE (lots 129, 159; 3rd dist.). (USGS Map of Ga., 1970)

THOMAS created from DECATUR and IRWIN. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 54; Dawson's Compilation, 128)

THOMAS gained from LOWNDES. (Ga. Laws 1826, p. 66; Dawson's Compilation, 135)

THOMAS gained small area from BAKER (lot 20; 10th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 132-133)

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)

THOMAS lost small area to BAKER (lot 1; 8th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

Legislation authorized THOMAS to lose small area to WORTH (lot 7; 8th dist.) to accommodate private individual. Act passed 14 January 1854, but creation of WORTH not yet effective. See 7 February 1854 for implementation of this change. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 236/p. 314)

THOMAS lost small area to WORTH (lot 7; 8th dist.) to accommodate private individual. Act passed 17 January 1854; not mappable until WORTH boundaries fully defined on 7 February 1854. Includes alteration made between WORTH and THOMAS (lot 7; 8th dist.) on 14 Jan 1854. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 236/p. 314; nos. 229-230/pp. 308-310)

THOMAS lost to creation of COLQUITT. Act passed 25 February 1856; took effect 1 April 1856. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 46/pp. 108-110)

THOMAS lost to creation of BROOKS. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 21/pp. 35-37)

THOMAS lost small area to MITCHELL (lot 20; 10th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 256/p. 274)

THOMAS lost small area to COLQUITT (lot 345; 13th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 255/p. 273)

THOMAS lost small area to COLQUITT (lot 115; 13th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 12/p. 23)

THOMAS lost to creation of GRADY. Act passed 17 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 31/pp. 54-55)

THOMAS gained small area from COLQUITT (lot 115; 8th dist.). (U.S. Gov. Printing Office, "Ga. Minor Civil Div., 1952")

TIFT created from BERRIEN, IRWIN, and WORTH. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 3/pp. 60-62)

TOOMBS created from EMANUEL, MONTGOMERY, and TATTNALL. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 232/pp. 62-63)

TOWNS created from RABUN and UNION. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 51/pp. 121-123)

TOWNS exchanged with RABUN. (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 202/p. 232)

Boundary between TOWNS and UNION was clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 133/pp. 140-141)

TOWNS gained from UNION (lots 190, 191, 205, 206, 207; 17th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 331/p. 375)

TREUTLEN created from EMANUEL and MONTGOMERY. Act passed 21 August 1917; took effect 5 November 1918. (Ga. Laws 1917, no. 250/pp. 44-50)

Section the Third (now TROUP) created from PIKE, and Non-County Area. (Ga. Laws 1825, pp. 3-16)

Section the Third renamed TROUP. (Ga. Laws 1825, ext. sess., pp. 3-4; Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 57-59; Dawson's Compilation, 131-132)

TROUP gained from CARROLL; lost to COWETA, and lost to creation of HARRIS and MERIWETHER, and TALBOT. (Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 69-71)

TROUP lost to creation of HEARD. (Ga. Laws 1830, pp. 48-49)

TROUP gained small area from HARRIS (part of lot 108; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 248/p. 320)

TROUP gained small area from HEARD (lot 73; 14th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/pp. 125)

TROUP gained from HEARD (lots 39, 51, 52, 62, 63, 64; 14th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 74/p. 135)

TROUP lost to COWETA (parts of lots 37, 60; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 285/p. 279)

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)

TWIGGS created from WILKINSON. (Clayton's Compilation, 565-567)

For criminal jurisdiction only, TWIGGS gained from JASPER a part of a large Indian land cession called the "unlocated territory," boundary description was vague [not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 218-220)

TWIGGS lost to creation of BIBB. (Dawson's Compilation, 121-122)

TWIGGS lost to BIBB (lots 90, 91; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1833, p. 51)

Legislation authorized TWIGGS to lose small area (lot 61; 7th dist.) to BIBB to accommodate private individual, but the lot was not part of TWIGGS at that time and official map indicates change did not take effect. (Ga. Laws 1842, p. 61)

Legislation authorized JONES to lose to BIBB (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")

TWIGGS lost to BIBB (lot 89; 7th dist.) (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 129; "Map of Twiggs")

Legislation authorized TWIGGS to lose small area to BIBB (lot 62; 7th dist.) to accommodate private individual, but old official map indicates change did not take effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 44/p. 75; "Map of Twiggs")

TWIGGS lost to BIBB (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)

TWIGGS lost to BIBB (lots 132-133, 120-123, 108-111, 92, parts of 108-109). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 321/p. 302)

TWIGGS lost small area to BIBB (lots 63, 64; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 271/p. 273)

TWIGGS lost to BIBB. (Central of Ga. RR Map, 1899)

TWIGGS lost small area to BLECKLEY. (USGS Map of Ga., 1970)

UNION created from CHEROKEE. (Ga. Laws 1832, pp. 56-62)

Legislation mistakenly authorized transfer of an area that was already part of UNION from LUMPKIN to UNION [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1845, p. 74)

UNION lost to creation of FANNIN. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 224/pp. 298-300)

UNION lost to creation of TOWNS. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 51/pp. 121-123)

Boundary between UNION and TOWNS was clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 133/pp. 140-141)

UNION lost to TOWNS (lots 190, 191, 205, 206, 207; 17th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 331/p. 375)

UPSON created from CRAWFORD and PIKE. (Ga. Laws 1824, p. 43; Dawson's Compilation, 126-127)

UPSON lost to PIKE. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 60; Dawson's Compilation, 130)

Boundary between UPSON and CRAWFORD adjusted to accommodate private individual [location, unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 64/p. 48)

UPSON gained small area from PIKE to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1871, loc. & priv., no. 230/p. 267)

UPSON exchanged with CRAWFORD. (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

UPSON gained from PIKE (parts of lots 145, 175; 8th dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

WALKER created from MURRAY. (Ga. Laws 1833, pp. 52-53)

WALKER lost to creation of DADE. (Ga. Laws 1837, pp. 65-66)

WALKER lost to creation of CHATTOOGA. (Ga. Laws 1838, pp. 77-78)

WALKER lost to MURRAY (lots 54, 55, 56, part of 53; 27th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 135-136)

WALKER lost small area to GORDON (lot 235; 26th dist., this lot appears as #236 on modern maps, but is identified as #235 on maps contemporaneous with this change). (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

WALKER lost to WHITFIELD and lost to creation of CATOOSA. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 218/pp. 286-288)

WALKER lost to GORDON (lots 270, 271, 306, 307; 26th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 233/pp. 311-312)

WALKER exchanged small areas with WHITFIELD to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/pp. 125)

WALKER lost small areas to WHITFIELD to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 257/p. 274)

WALKER lost to CATOOSA (lots 210, 211; 27th dist.) [law mistakenly identifies this as a change in the 28th dist.]. (Ga. Laws 1866, no. 52/p. 33)

Georgia created WALTON (original, extinct) from non-county area (ceded lands) 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)

WALTON created from Non-County Area. (Lamar's Compilation, 416-418)

WALTON gained from JACKSON. (Lamar's Compilation, 226-229)

WALTON lost to JASPER. (Ga. Laws 1820, p. 80)

WALTON exchanged with GWINNETT. (Ga. Laws 1820, p. 61)

WALTON lost to HENRY. (Ga. Laws 1821, p. 33)

Survey of the line between WALTON and NEWTON was confirmed [no change]. (Dawson's Compilation, 123-124)

WALTON gained small area from CLARKE to accommodate private individual [act repealed 3 March 1874; location unknown, not mapped]; Legislature authorized WALTON to lose to NEWTON (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)

Law confirmed act of 22 December 1840 when WALTON was authorized to lose small, non-contiguous area (lot 140; 1st dist.) to NEWTON, no evidence change took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1842, p. 63)

WALTON lost to NEWTON. (Ga. Laws 1847, p. 70)

Boundary between WALTON and GWINNETT adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 139)

WALTON lost small area to NEWTON (lots 102, 105; 1st dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 132-133)

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)

Boundary between WALTON and JACKSON adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 18/p. 25)

Legislation authorized WALTON to gain small, non-contiguous area (lot 140; 1st dist.) from NEWTON when act of 24 December 1842 was repealed, but it appears original change never occurred [no change]. Legislation authorized WALTON to lose small area to CLARKE when act of 22 December 1840 was repealed [original location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 318/p. 370)

WALTON lost to creation of BARROW. Act passed 7 July 1914; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 278/pp. 27-29)

WALTON gained from NEWTON (lots 102, 105; 1st dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

WARE created from APPLING. (Ga. Laws 1824, 44; Dawson's Compilation, 127)

WARE lost to TELFAIR (6th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 61; Dawson's Compilation, 130)

Legislation authorized WARE to lose small areas to WAYNE (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)

WARE lost small area to TELFAIR to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 127-128)

WARE lost small areas to WAYNE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 132)

WARE gained small areas from APPLING and TELFAIR to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 136)

WARE lost to creation of CLINCH. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 126-127)

WARE gained small areas from TELFAIR to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 38/p. 71)

WARE lost to WAYNE. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 37/p. 70)

WARE lost small areas to WAYNE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

WARE lost small areas to WAYNE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 236/p. 314)

WARE lost to creation of COFFEE. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 222/pp. 294-296)

WARE lost to CHARLTON. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 75/p. 135)

WARE lost to creation of PIERCE. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 23/pp. 40-42)

WARE lost to PIERCE. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 29/pp. 42-43)

WARE gained small area from PIERCE (lot 157; 5th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 258/p. 274)

WARE lost small area to APPLING (lot 172; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 138/p. 143)

WARE lost to PIERCE (lots 167, 168, 169, 170, 200, 202; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 14/p. 24)

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)

WARE gained from PIERCE. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 332/p. 376)

WARE gained from APPLING (lots 220, 221, 241, 266, 287; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 244/p. 268)

WARE lost small area to PIERCE (lots 166, 157; 5th dist.). WARE lost to COFFEE (lots 53, 54, 85, 86; 7th dist.) when act of 24 August 1872 was repealed. (Ga. Laws 1875, nos. 243, 249/pp. 268, 270)

WARE lost small area to PIERCE (lot 171; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 344/p. 309)

WARE lost small area to CLINCH to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 328/p. 304)

WARE lost small area to COFFEE (lot 87; 7th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 330/p. 305)

WARE exchanged with COFFEE. (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 286/p. 280)

WARE lost to creation of BACON. Act passed 27 July 1914; took effect 3 November 1914. (Ga. Laws 1914, no. 298/pp. 23-27)

WARE exchanged with CLINCH. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

WARREN created from BURKE, COLUMBIA, RICHMOND and WILKES. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

WARREN lost to creation of JEFFERSON. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 169-172)

Boundary between WARREN and COLUMBIA adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 208)

WARREN lost to creation of TALIAFERRO. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130)

WARREN lost small area to TALIAFERRO to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 69-70)

WARREN gained small area from COLUMBIA to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1842, p. 67)

WARREN lost small area to TALIAFERRO to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 134-135)

WARREN exchanged with TALIAFERRO. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 251/pp. 321-322)

WARREN lost small area to TALIAFERRO to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 67/p. 132)

WARREN lost to creation of GLASCOCK. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 20/pp. 35-36)

Boundary between WARREN and GLASCOCK adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 78/p. 80)

WARREN lost to creation of McDUFFIE. (Ga. Laws 1870, no. 8/pp. 20-21)

WARREN lost small area to GLASCOCK to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1870, Omitted Laws, no. 3/p. 7)

WASHINGTON created from WILKES and Non-County Area. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 330-334)

WASHINGTON lost to creation of GREENE. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 162)

WASHINGTON lost to creation of HANCOCK. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 164-165)

WASHINGTON lost to creation of MONTGOMERY. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

WASHINGTON lost to creation of JEFFERSON. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 169-172)

WASHINGTON lost to LAURENS. (Lamar's Compilation, 185)

WASHINGTON lost to BALDWIN. (Lamar's Compilation, 193)

Boundary between WASHINGTON and HANCOCK adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 225)

WASHINGTON lost to BALDWIN. (Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 63-64; Dawson's Compilation, 134-135)

WASHINGTON lost to HANCOCK [boundary moved to centerline of road over Buffalo Creek, change too small to map]. (Ga. Laws 1830, pp. 50-51)

WASHINGTON lost small area to JEFFERSON to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1839, p. 33)

WASHINGTON lost to creation of JOHNSON. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 20/pp. 32-35)

WAYNE created from CAMDEN, GLYNN and Non-County Area. (Clayton's Compilation, 100-107; State of Ga., "Orig. & 1895 Cos.")

WAYNE gained from GLYNN, lost to CAMDEN. (Clayton's Compilation, 282-283)

Legislation authorized WAYNE to gain from CAMDEN; change never took effect [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1808, pp. 52, 57; Clayton's Compilation, 473-474)

WAYNE gained from CAMDEN. (Lamar's Compilation, 195)

For criminal jurisdiction only, WAYNE gained from JASPER a part of a large Indian land cession called the "unlocated territory," boundary description was vague [not mapped]. (Lamar's Compilation, 218-220)

WAYNE gained from GLYNN, exchanged with CAMDEN. (Dawson's Compilation, 116-117)

WAYNE lost to GLYNN. (Ga. Laws 1822, p. 127)

WAYNE gained small area from GLYNN to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped; act repealed 14 February 1850]. (Ga. Laws 1842, p. 67)

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)

WAYNE gained small areas from WARE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, p. 132)

WAYNE exchanged small areas with GLYNN to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. WAYNE lost small area to GLYNN to accommodate private individual, when act of 12 December 1842 was repealed [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 130-131)

WAYNE gained from WARE. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 37/p. 70)

WAYNE gained small areas from WARE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69)

WAYNE gained small areas from WARE to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 236/p. 314)

Boundary between WAYNE and GLYNN redefined [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., nos. 28/pp. 42)

Boundaries between WAYNE and APPLING, and WAYNE and PIERCE were clarified [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 34/pp. 44-45)

Legislation authorized WAYNE to lose small area to PIERCE (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)

WAYNE gained from GLYNN to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 143/p. 146)

Legislation authorized WAYNE to lose small area to PIERCE (lots 277, 322), but area was already part of PIERCE [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 76/p. 79)

WAYNE gained from APPLING. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 258/p. 387)

WAYNE lost to PIERCE. (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 327/p. 374)

WAYNE gained small area from CAMDEN to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 263/p. 276)

Legislation authorized WAYNE to lose small area to APPLING (lot 224; 443rd dist.), but no such district and lot combination existed [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1875, nos. 245, 262/pp. 269, 275-276)

WAYNE gained small area from APPLING (lot 211; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 320/p. 302)

WAYNE lost to APPLING (lots 147, 148, 349, 350, 351, 372, 373, 388, 389; 3rd dist.). No evidence that the loss of lots 147 and 148 took effect, those lots not mapped. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 319/p. 301)

WAYNE lost to creation of BRANTLEY. Act passed 14 August 1920; took effect 2 November 1920. (Ga. Laws 1920, no. 626/pp. 34-38)

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)

KINCHAFOONEE (now WEBSTER) lost small area to STEWART (lots 118, 150; 19th dist.), plus small area for private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]; also line between KINCHAFOONEE and MARION adjusted to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 234/pp. 312-313)

KINCHAFOONEE renamed WEBSTER. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 367/p. 414)

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)

WEBSTER gained small area from TERRELL (lot 227; 18th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 142/p. 146)

WEBSTER lost to MARION. ("Map of Webster")

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. WEBSTER lost small area to TERRELL to accommodate private individual [location unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1870, nos. 13, 21/pp. 23-24, 26-27)

Legislation authorized WEBSTER to lose small area to TERRELL (lot 225), but area was already part of TERRELL [no change]. (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 349/p. 470)

WEBSTER gained small area from STEWART (lot 235; 19th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1874, no. 333/p. 376)

WEBSTER lost small areas to TERRELL (lot 209, 227; 18th dist.). (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

WEBSTER lost to STEWART (lot 27; 32nd dist.). (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

WEBSTER exchanged with MARION. (Rand McNally Map of Georgia, 1955; USGS Map of Ga., 1970)

WHEELER created from MONTGOMERY. Act passed 14 August 1912; took effect 5 November 1912. (Ga. Laws 1912, no. 449/pp. 41-44)

WHITE created from HABERSHAM. Act passed 22 December 1857; took effect 1 January 1858. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 25/pp. 44-45)

WHITE exchanged with HABERSHAM. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 35/p. 45)

WHITE gained from LUMPKIN. (Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 141/pp. 144-145)

WHITE exchanged with LUMPKIN. (Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., no. 74/pp. 80-81)

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)

WHITE exchanged with HABERSHAM. (Cram, "Map of Georgia")

WHITE gained from LUMPKIN (lots 45, 47, 48; 1st dist.). (Hammond Map of Ga.)

WHITFIELD created from MURRAY. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 27/pp. 56-58)

WHITFIELD gained from WALKER, lost to creation of CATOOSA. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 218/pp. 286-288)

WHITFIELD exchanged small areas with WALKER to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/pp. 125)

WHITFIELD lost to CATOOSA (lots 98, 99; 27th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 259/p. 275)

WHITFIELD gained small areas from WALKER to accommodate private individuals [locations unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 257/p. 274)

WHITFIELD lost to CATOOSA (lots 7, 8, 29, 30; 11th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 287/p. 280)

WHITFIELD exchanged with CATOOSA. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

WILCOX created from DOOLY, IRWIN, and PULASKI. (Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 26/pp.46-48)

WILCOX gained small areas from IRWIN (lots 219, 254, 256; 4th dist.), and lost to PULASKI (area included lot 37; 8th dist., and lot 86; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 37/pp. 46; Ga. Laws 1858, loc. & priv., no. 139/p. 134)

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)

WILCOX lost small area to IRWIN (lots 220, 221; 4th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 188/pp. 206-207)

WILCOX gained from IRWIN. (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 67/p. 49)

WILCOX gained small area from PULASKI (lot 37; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 73/p. 51)

WILCOX exchanged with PULASKI (gained lot 71; 5th dist., lost lot 84; 5th dist.) (Ga. Laws 1866, nos. 58-59/p. 34)

WILCOX lost to IRWIN (lots 250, 259; 4th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1869, no. 173/pp. 176-177)

WILCOX exchanged with IRWIN. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 332/p. 306)

WILCOX gained small area from PULASKI (lot 86; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1877, no. 288/p. 281)

WILCOX lost to creation of TURNER. Act passed 18 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 75/pp. 63-65)

WILCOX lost to creation of BEN HILL, and lost small area to IRWIN (lots 173, 174; 3rd dist.). Act passed 31 July 1906; took effect 6 November 1906. (Ga. Laws 1906, no. 372/pp. 28-30)

WILCOX gained from PULASKI (lot 84; 5th dist.). (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)

WILCOX exchanged with PULASKI. (Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map")

WILKES created from St. Paul Parish and Non-County Area as one of Georgia's original counties; St. Paul Parish eliminated. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6)

WILKES lost to creation of FRANKLIN and WASHINGTON. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 330-334)

WILKES lost to creation of ELBERT. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 163; Watkins and Watkins, 429-430)

WILKES lost to creation of OGLETHORPE and WARREN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168)

WILKES lost to creation of LINCOLN. (Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 169-172)

WILKES gained from GREENE. (Clayton's Compilation, 89)

WILKES lost to creation of TALIAFERRO. (Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130)

WILKES lost to TALIAFERRO. (Ga. Laws 1828, p. 52; Dawson's Compilation, 138)

WILKES lost to TALIAFERRO. (Ga. Laws 1835, pp. 71-72)

WILKES gained from LINCOLN. (Ga. Laws 1851, no. 33/pp. 66-67)

WILKES gained from TALIAFERRO. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 232/p. 311)

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)

WILKINSON created from Non-County Area. (Clayton's Compilation, 100-107)

WILKINSON gained from Non-County Area. (Clayton's Compilation, 290-296)

WILKINSON exchanged with BALDWIN, lost to creation of LAURENS and TELFAIR. (Clayton's Compilation, 357-359; "Laurens & Telfair, 1807")

WILKINSON lost to creation of TWIGGS. (Clayton's Compilation, 565-567)

WILKINSON gained residence of Luke Padget [location and county unknown, not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1843, p. 26)

WILKINSON lost to BALDWIN (lots 127, 120, 121; 5th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 58/p. 128)

WILKINSON lost to BALDWIN (lots 235, 236, parts of 226-228, 234, 237). (Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 259/p. 387)

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)

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)

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)

WORTH lost small area to DOUGHERTY (lots 414, 231; 1st dist.), and lost small area to IRWIN to accommodate private individual [not mapped]. (Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 246/p. 319)

WORTH lost small areas to IRWIN (lots 205, 206; 6th dist.) to accommodate private individuals. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 62/p. 130)

WORTH gained from IRWIN (lots 117, 118; 6th dist.), lost to DOOLY (lots 136, 153; 14th dist. and area east of Swift Creek and Little River), and lost to DOUGHERTY (lots 212, 216, 217, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 249, 250; 15th dist.). Lot 243 previously lost to DOUGHERTY [see 7 February 1854]. (Ga. Laws 1855, nos. 70-71/pp. 133-134)

WORTH lost small area to creation of COLQUITT (lot 7; 8th dist.). Act passed 25 February 1856; took effect 1 April 1856. (Ga. Laws 1855, no. 46/pp. 108-110)

WORTH gained from COLQUITT (lots 17, 18; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1857, local & priv., no. 205/p. 233)

WORTH lost small areas to DOUGHERTY (lot 507; 7th dist., and part of the 15th dist. south of Deep Creek) and IRWIN (lot 211; 6th dist.) [loss to DOUGHERTY was repealed 12 December 1866]. (Ga. Laws 1858, pub., nos. 30-31/p. 43)

WORTH gained from COLQUITT (lot 19; 8th dist.). (Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 260/p. 275)

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)

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)

WORTH lost small area to IRWIN (lots 303, 296; 6th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1875, no. 265/p. 277)

WORTH gained from DOOLY and IRWIN. (Ga. Laws 1875, nos. 264, 266/pp. 276-277)

WORTH lost small area to IRWIN (lot 55; 2nd dist.). (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 333/p. 306)

WORTH gained small area from IRWIN (lots 303, 296; 6th dist.) to accommodate private individual. (Ga. Laws 1876, no. 345/p. 310)

WORTH lost to creation of TIFT. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 3/pp. 60-62)

WORTH lost to creation of TURNER. Act passed 18 August 1905; took effect 1 January 1906. (Ga. Laws 1905, no. 75/pp. 63-65)

WORTH lost to DOUGHERTY (lot 247, parts of lots 242, 243, 246, 248, 249; 15th dist.). (Hudgins' Map of Ga.)