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Even today, few people escape mention in court records at some time during their lives as witnesses, litigants, jurors, appointees to office, or as petition signatories. However, Americans of a few generations ago also expected to attend local court proceedings when they were in session. It was a civic duty-and they could be fined if they did not attend.

American court files mirror U.S. history. Buried away in courthouses and archives everywhere are the dreams and frustrations of millions of citizens. The chances are great that your ancestors have left a detailed record of at least some aspects of their lives in court records.

Most of us don’t think of court records as the rich source of personal history that they are. But America’s English heritage established a tradition of court processes in which the people have a right to participate actively—and we always have. With relative freedom from royal supervision and with court enforcement of religious as well as civil laws, American courts tried many matters that were not subject to court action in other parts of the British empire and that are now considered too minor to warrant criminal action.

On-Site County Court Records Search - Find nearly any Georgia court record online! Many court records are not digitized yet, which means the only way to obtain these records is by going to the actual courthouses. Someone from our network of court-runners will go retrieve the records and then send you the results. Average response time is 38 hours. Civil Records include Lawsuits, Bankruptcies, Liens and judgments, Marriage/divorce litigation, Child custody, Civil rights violations ands Other. Criminal Records include Violent crimes, Theft and robbery, DUI/DWI's, Drugs and alcohol, Sexual offenses, Some traffic violations, Behavioral.

Even if your ancestor is not mentioned in a probate case, consider all of the other procedures which could have lead to him or her appearing in court records. FOR DEFINITIONS OF ALL COURT TERMS SEE THE GENEALOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA

Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

The destruction of Georgia courthouses greatly affects genealogists in every way. No only are these historic structures torn from our lives, so are the records they housed: marriage, wills, probate, land records, and others. Once destroyed they are lost forever. Even if they have been placed on mircofilm, computers and film burn too. The most heartbreaking side of this is the fact that many of our Georgia courthouses are destroyed at the hands of arsonist. However, not all records were lost. Often, folks took their Georgia documents again in for recording after a disaster and later deeds will contain long chains of title, etc.

Below is a list of Georgia Counties and the years the Courthouses were subjected to a disaster. This does NOT mean that ALL RECORDS were lost.

Baker County Courthouse - Flood - 1925, 1929. Baldwin County Courthouse - Fire - 1861. Bartow County Courthouse - Originally Cass Co. - . Courthouse destroyed by enemy fire during War Between the States in the 1860 Bulloch County Courthouse - Fire - 1864. Burke County Courthouse -Fire - 1825, 1856. Calhoun County Courthouse - Fire - 1888, 1920. Carroll County Courthouse - Fire - 1927. Charlton County Courthouse - County site then at Traders Hill. Destroyed by fire in 1877. Present site fire 19 February 1928. Cherokee County Courthouse - Fire - 1865, 1928. Clayton County Courthouse - Fire - 1864. Clinch County Courthouse - Fire - 1856, 1867. Cobb County Courthouse - Fire - 1864. Coffee County Courthouse - Fire - 1898, 1938. Colquitt County Courthouse - Fire - 1881. Crawford County Courthouse - Fire - 1829. Dade County Courthouse - Fire - 1865, 1895. DeKalb County Courthouse - Fire - 1842, 1898. Dooly County Courthouse - Fire - 1847. Douglas County Courthouse - Fire - 1896, 1957. Early County Courthouse - Fire - 1896. Echols County Courthouse - Fire - 1897. Emanuel County Courthouse - Fire - 1841, 1855, 1857, 1919, 1938. Fayette County Courthouse - Fire - 1983 Forsyth County Courthouse - Fire - 1973. Glynn County Courthouse - Storm - 1896. Gordon County Courthouse - Storm - 1888. Greene County Courthouse - Town burned by Indians in 1787. Gwinnett County Courthouse - Fire - 1871. Habersham County Courthouse -Fire - 1856. Blown up in 1898. Hall County Courthouse - Fire - 1851, 1882. Tornado in 1936. Harris County Courthouse - Set fire by Federal Troops in 1865, but quickly extinguished. Hart County Courthouse - Fire - 1900, 1967. Courthouse burned in 1967. Clerk & Ordinary's Office in adjacent building. Heard County Courthouse - Fire - 1893.

Henry County Courthouse - Fire - 1824. Some records destroyed by Sherman's men, 1864 Jenkins County Courthouse - Fire - 1919. Lee County Courthouse - Fire - 1856. Co. seat then at Starkville. Fire at Leesburg in 1872. Lowndes County Courthouse - Fire - 1858, 1869. Macon County Courthouse -Fire - 1857. Marion County Courthouse - Fire - 1845. McIntosh County Courthouse - Fire - 1864, 1872, 1931. Meriwether County Courthouse - Cyclone - 3 March 1893. Fire - 1976. Miller County Courthouse - Fire - 1873, 1974. Mitchell County Courthouse - Fire - 1869. Muscogee County Courthouse - Fire - 1838. Newton County Courthouse - Fire - 1883. Paulding County Courthouse - Fire - Pickens County Courthouse - Fire - 1947. Pierce County Courthouse - Fire - 1875. Quitman County Courthouse - Fire - 1920. Screven County Courthouse - Fire - 1860's, 1896. Stewart County Courthouse - Fire - 1922. Talbot County Courthouse - Fire - 1890. Telfair County Courthouse - Fire in the early 1900's. Thomas County Courthouse - Damaged by storm in 1849. Toombs County Courthouse - Fire - 1919. Troup County Courthouse - Mysterious fire 4 November 1936. Twiggs County Courthouse - Fire - 1901. Union County Courthouse - Fire - 1859. Walker County Courthouse - Fire - 1883. Ware County Courthouse - Fire - 1854. Warren County Courthouse - Fire - 1909. Washington County Courthouse - Fire - 1855, 1864 (Sherman). Webster County Courthouse - Fire - 1914. Wheeler County Courthouse - Fire - 1916. Whitfield County Courthouse -Fire - 1864 (Sherman). Wilkes County Courthouse - Fire - 1958. Wilkinson County Courthouse - Fire - 1829, 1854, 1864, 1924. Worth County Courthouse - Fire - 1879, 1893

Georgia Court & Land Records

See Also Research In State Court Records and Research In State Land Records and Description of the Land Lotteries of 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, 1832, 1832 (Gold), 1833

There is no effective substitute for an on-site search of county courthouse records. County level records have not yet been centralized. No single county's records have been significantly abstracted or transcribed, making a courthouse visit essential. County records vary widely from county to county in both quality and quantity. The FHL has a broad collection of court records from each of Georgia's courts at the county level.

Most surviving pre-1900 county land records, including deeds and land court minutes, are on microfilm at the Georgia Department of Archives and History and the FHL. Many of the mortgage and county plat books are not included in the FHL's microfilm collection. Where Georgians sold lots won in the lotteries, researchers will find that deeds may be valuable sources of genealogical information. Those deeds should have been recorded in the counties where the land was located, but in some cases references may be found in the counties where the owner resided. Land transaction between private individuals are recorded with the clerk of superior court in the appropriate county.

Most land records will be found with the county Clerk of Superior Court. Despite their titles, deeds found in a county recorder’s office may include other legal documents of transfer, such as deeds in fee simple granting absolute ownership; mortgages transferring property rights as security for debts; dower releases waiving wives’ rights; quit-claim deeds releasing whatever title or right is held whether valid or not; deeds of gift transferring land without reciprocal consideration; powers of attorney appointing legal agents; marriage property settlements; bills of sale transferring property that is usually not land; and various forms of contracts, such as leases, partnerships, indenture papers, and other performance bonds. Deed books from before the Civil War and especially in colonial years were more miscellaneous in their contents, even including animal brands, occasional wills, slave manumissions, apprentice papers, petitions, depositions, tax lists, and whatever else the clerk decided to preserve on a convenient page. Through such records a researcher may trace the ownership of land, in some cases for two centuries or more.

Only Georgia has the distinction of distributing lands by lottery. Lands given to Georgia citizens by lotteries from 1805 to 1833 are in the present western and northern three-quarters of Georgia. Lotteries took place in 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, and two in 1832. All Georgia citizens were eligible to qualify for a lottery, although the 1820, 1827, and 1832 lotteries also gave special consideration to war veterans. Published lottery books are excellent sources for pinpointing where a Georgia family lived when a lottery was held.

Where Georgians sold lots won in the lotteries, researchers will find that deeds may be valuable sources of genealogical information. Those deeds should have been recorded in the counties where the land was located, but in some cases references may be found in the counties where the owner resided. Land transaction between private individuals are recorded with the clerk of superior court in the appropriate county.

The Superior Court, Georgia's general jurisdiction trial court, has exclusive constitutional authority over felony cases, cases regarding title to land and equity, declaratory judgments, habeas corpus, mandamus, adoptions, name changes, divorces, child custody, and child support enforcement. The clerk is responsible for recording deeds and maintaining the chain of title to all property in the county.

Appling Co., Clerk of Superior Court Atkinson Co., Clerk of Superior Court Bacon Co., Clerk of Superior Court Baker Co., Clerk of Superior Court Baldwin Co., Clerk of Superior Court Banks Co., Clerk of Superior Court Barrow Co., Clerk of Superior Court Bartow Co., Clerk of Superior Court Ben Hill Co., Clerk of Superior Court Berrien Co., Clerk of Superior Court Bibb Co., Clerk of Superior Court Bleckley Co., Clerk of Superior Court Brantley Co., Clerk of Superior Court Brooks Co., Clerk of Superior Court Bryan Co., Clerk of Superior Court Bulloch Co., Clerk of Superior Court Burke Co., Clerk of Superior Court Butts Co., Clerk of Superior Court Calhoun Co., Clerk of Superior Court Camden Co., Clerk of Superior Court Candler Co., Clerk of Superior Court Carroll Co., Clerk of Superior Court Catoosa Co., Clerk of Superior Court Charlton Co., Clerk of Superior Court Chatham Co., Clerk of Superior Court Chattahoochee Co., Clerk of Superior Court Chattooga Co., Clerk of Superior Court Cherokee Co., Clerk of Superior Court Clarke Co., Clerk of Superior Court Clay Co., Clerk of Superior Court Clayton Co., Clerk of Superior Court Clinch Co., Clerk of Superior Court Cobb Co., Clerk of Superior Court Coffee Co., Clerk of Superior Court Colquitt Co., Clerk of Superior Court Columbia Co., Clerk of Superior Court Cook Co., Clerk of Superior Court Coweta Co., Clerk of Superior Court Crawford Co., Clerk of Superior Court Crisp Co., Clerk of Superior Court Dade Co., Clerk of Superior Court Dawson Co., Clerk of Superior Court De Kalb Co., Clerk of Superior Court Decatur Co., Clerk of Superior Court Dodge Co., Clerk of Superior Court Dooly Co., Clerk of Superior Court Dougherty Co., Clerk of Superior Court Douglas Co., Clerk of Superior Court Early Co., Clerk of Superior Court Echols Co., Clerk of Superior Court Effingham Co., Clerk of Superior Court Elbert Co., Clerk of Superior Court Emanuel Co., Clerk of Superior Court

Evans Co., Clerk of Superior Court Fannin Co., Clerk of Superior Court Fayette Co., Clerk of Superior Court Floyd Co., Clerk of Superior Court Forsyth Co., Clerk of Superior Court Franklin Co., Clerk of Superior Court Fulton Co., Clerk of Superior Court Gilmer Co., Clerk of Superior Court Glascock Co., Clerk of Superior Court Glynn Co., Clerk of Superior Court Gordon Co., Clerk of Superior Court Grady Co., Clerk of Superior Court Greene Co., Clerk of Superior Court Gwinnett Co., Clerk of Superior Court Habersham Co., Clerk of Superior Court Hall Co., Clerk of Superior Court Hancock Co., Clerk of Superior Court Haralson Co., Clerk of Superior Court Harris Co., Clerk of Superior Court Hart Co., Clerk of Superior Court Heard Co., Clerk of Superior Court Henry Co., Clerk of Superior Court Houston Co., Clerk of Superior Court Irwin Co., Clerk of Superior Court Jackson Co., Clerk of Superior Court Jasper Co., Clerk of Superior Court Jeff Davis Co., Clerk of Superior Court Jefferson Co., Clerk of Superior Court Jenkins Co., Clerk of Superior Court Johnson Co., Clerk of Superior Court Jones Co., Clerk of Superior Court Lamar Co., Clerk of Superior Court Lanier Co., Clerk of Superior Court Laurens Co., Clerk of Superior Court Lee Co., Clerk of Superior Court Liberty Co., Clerk of Superior Court Lincoln Co., Clerk of Superior Court Long Co., Clerk of Superior Court Lowndes Co., Clerk of Superior Court Lumpkin Co., Clerk of Superior Court Macon Co., Clerk of Superior Court Madison Co., Clerk of Superior Court Marion Co., Clerk of Superior Court McDuffie Co., Clerk of Superior Court McIntosh Co., Clerk of Superior Court Meriwether Co., Clerk of Superior Court Miller Co., Clerk of Superior Court Mitchell Co., Clerk of Superior Court Monroe Co., Clerk of Superior Court Montgomery Co., Clerk of Superior Court Morgan Co., Clerk of Superior Court Murray Co., Clerk of Superior Court Muscogee Co., Clerk of Superior Court

Newton Co., Clerk of Superior Court Oconee Co., Clerk of Superior Court Oglethorpe Co., Clerk of Superior Court Paulding Co., Clerk of Superior Court Peach Co., Clerk of Superior Court Pickens Co., Clerk of Superior Court Pierce Co., Clerk of Superior Court Pike Co., Clerk of Superior Court Polk Co., Clerk of Superior Court Pulaski Co., Clerk of Superior Court Putnam Co., Clerk of Superior Court Quitman Co., Clerk of Superior Court Rabun Co., Clerk of Superior Court Randolph Co., Clerk of Superior Court Richmond Co., Clerk of Superior Court Rockdale Co., Clerk of Superior Court Schley Co., Clerk of Superior Court Screven Co., Clerk of Superior Court Seminole Co., Clerk of Superior Court Spalding Co., Clerk of Superior Court Stephens Co., Clerk of Superior Court Stewart Co., Clerk of Superior Court Sumter Co., Clerk of Superior Court Talbot Co., Clerk of Superior Court Taliaferro Co., Clerk of Superior Court Tattnall Co., Clerk of Superior Court Taylor Co., Clerk of Superior Court Telfair Co., Clerk of Superior Court Terrell Co., Clerk of Superior Court Thomas Co., Clerk of Superior Court Tift Co., Clerk of Superior Court Toombs Co., Clerk of Superior Court Towns Co., Clerk of Superior Court Treutlen Co., Clerk of Superior Court Troup Co., Clerk of Superior Court Turner Co., Clerk of Superior Court Twiggs Co., Clerk of Superior Court Union Co., Clerk of Superior Court Upson Co., Clerk of Superior Court Walker Co., Clerk of Superior Court Walton Co., Clerk of Superior Court Ware Co., Clerk of Superior Court Warren Co., Clerk of Superior Court Washington Co., Clerk of Superior Court Wayne Co., Clerk of Superior Court Webster Co., Clerk of Superior Court Wheeler Co., Clerk of Superior Court White Co., Clerk of Superior Court Whitfield Co., Clerk of Superior Court Wilcox Co., Clerk of Superior Court Wilkes Co., Clerk of Superior Court Wilkinson Co., Clerk of Superior Court Worth Co., Clerk of Superior Court

 

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• Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832: This database is a listing of persons allotted land in 1832 from what was considered ""Cherokee Land."" Located in the northeastern part of the state, over 18,500 parcels were distributed by lottery in that year.
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Georgia Probate Records

See Also Research In State Probate Records

The office of the probate judge is the county office where the most significant genealogical records are created and maintained in Georgia. A variety of records are housed in this office.

In Georgia, estate records are produced by courts with jurisdiction at the county level beginning in 1777 and with the creation of the county ordinary courts. Prior to that date, most estate matters were handled at the colonial capitol in Savannah. Most all of Georgia's colonial estate, colonial deed, mortgage, and deed of gift records survive at the Georgia Department of Archives and History .

County ordinary courts kept probate records from 1777–98 and began keeping them again in 1852. County inferior courts were responsible for probate matters from 1798–1852. Almost all pre-1900 county probate records are on microfilm at the Georgia Department of Archives and History and the FHL. The Archives also has many loose, original Georgia county records. After 1900, probate records are in the county's ordinary court.

Appling Co., Clerk of Probate Court Atkinson Co., Clerk of Probate Court Bacon Co., Clerk of Probate Court Baker Co., Clerk of Probate Court----? Baldwin Co., Clerk of Probate Court Banks Co., Clerk of Probate Court Barrow Co., Clerk of Probate Court Bartow Co., Clerk of Probate Court Ben Hill Co., Clerk of Probate Court Berrien Co., Clerk of Probate Court Bibb Co., Clerk of Probate Court Bleckley Co., Clerk of Probate Court Brantley Co., Clerk of Probate Court Brooks Co., Clerk of Probate Court Bryan Co., Clerk of Probate Court Bulloch Co., Clerk of Probate Court Burke Co., Clerk of Probate Court Butts Co., Clerk of Probate Court Calhoun Co., Clerk of Probate Court Camden Co., Clerk of Probate Court Candler Co., Clerk of Probate Court Carroll Co., Clerk of Probate Court Catoosa Co., Clerk of Probate Court Charlton Co., Clerk of Probate Court Chatham Co., Clerk of Probate Court Chattahoochee Co., Clerk of Probate Court Chattooga Co., Clerk of Probate Court Cherokee Co., Clerk of Probate Court Clarke Co., Clerk of Probate Court Clay Co., Clerk of Probate Court Clayton Co., Clerk of Probate Court Clinch Co., Clerk of Probate Court Cobb Co., Clerk of Probate Court Coffee Co., Clerk of Probate Court Colquitt Co., Clerk of Probate Court Columbia Co., Clerk of Probate Court Cook Co., Clerk of Probate Court Coweta Co., Clerk of Probate Court Crawford Co., Clerk of Probate Court Crisp Co., Clerk of Probate Court Dade Co., Clerk of Probate Court Dawson Co., Clerk of Probate Court De Kalb Co., Clerk of Probate Court Decatur Co., Clerk of Probate Court Dodge Co., Clerk of Probate Court Dooly Co., Clerk of Probate Court Dougherty Co., Clerk of Probate Court Douglas Co., Clerk of Probate Court Early Co., Clerk of Probate Court Echols Co., Clerk of Probate Court Effingham Co., Clerk of Probate Court Elbert Co., Clerk of Probate Court Emanuel Co., Clerk of Probate Court

Evans Co., Clerk of Probate Court Fannin Co., Clerk of Probate Court Fayette Co., Clerk of Probate Court Floyd Co., Clerk of Probate Court Forsyth Co., Clerk of Probate Court Franklin Co., Clerk of Probate Court Fulton Co., Clerk of Probate Court Gilmer Co., Clerk of Probate Court Glascock Co., Clerk of Probate Court Glynn Co., Clerk of Probate Court Gordon Co., Clerk of Probate Court Grady Co., Clerk of Probate Court Greene Co., Clerk of Probate Court Gwinnett Co., Clerk of Probate Court Habersham Co., Clerk of Probate Court Hall Co., Clerk of Probate Court Hancock Co., Clerk of Probate Court Haralson Co., Clerk of Probate Court Harris Co., Clerk of Probate Court Hart Co., Clerk of Probate Court Heard Co., Clerk of Probate Court Henry Co., Clerk of Probate Court Houston Co., Clerk of Probate Court Irwin Co., Clerk of Probate Court Jackson Co., Clerk of Probate Court Jasper Co., Clerk of Probate Court Jeff Davis Co., Clerk of Probate Court Jefferson Co., Clerk of Probate Court Jenkins Co., Clerk of Probate Court Johnson Co., Clerk of Probate Court Jones Co., Clerk of Probate Court Lamar Co., Clerk of Probate Court Lanier Co., Clerk of Probate Court Laurens Co., Clerk of Probate Court Lee Co., Clerk of Probate Court Liberty Co., Clerk of Probate Court Lincoln Co., Clerk of Probate Court Long Co., Clerk of Probate Court Lowndes Co., Clerk of Probate Court Lumpkin Co., Clerk of Probate Court Macon Co., Clerk of Probate Court Madison Co., Clerk of Probate Court Marion Co., Clerk of Probate Court McDuffie Co., Clerk of Probate Court McIntosh Co., Clerk of Probate Court Meriwether Co., Clerk of Probate Court Miller Co., Clerk of Probate Court Mitchell Co., Clerk of Probate Court Monroe Co., Clerk of Probate Court Montgomery Co., Clerk of Probate Court Morgan Co., Clerk of Probate Court Murray Co., Clerk of Probate Court Muscogee Co., Clerk of Probate Court

Newton Co., Clerk of Probate Court Oconee Co., Clerk of Probate Court Oglethorpe Co., Clerk of Probate Court Paulding Co., Clerk of Probate Court Peach Co., Clerk of Probate Court Pickens Co., Clerk of Probate Court Pierce Co., Clerk of Probate Court Pike Co., Clerk of Probate Court Polk Co., Clerk of Probate Court Pulaski Co., Clerk of Probate Court Putnam Co., Clerk of Probate Court Quitman Co., Clerk of Probate Court Rabun Co., Clerk of Probate Court Randolph Co., Clerk of Probate Court Richmond Co., Clerk of Probate Court Rockdale Co., Clerk of Probate Court Schley Co., Clerk of Probate Court Screven Co., Clerk of Probate Court Seminole Co., Clerk of Probate Court Spalding Co., Clerk of Probate Court Stephens Co., Clerk of Probate Court Stewart Co., Clerk of Probate Court Sumter Co., Clerk of Probate Court Talbot Co., Clerk of Probate Court Taliaferro Co., Clerk of Probate Court Tattnall Co., Clerk of Probate Court Taylor Co., Clerk of Probate Court Telfair Co., Clerk of Probate Court Terrell Co., Clerk of Probate Court Thomas Co., Clerk of Probate Court Tift Co., Clerk of Probate Court Toombs Co., Clerk of Probate Court Towns Co., Clerk of Probate Court Treutlen Co., Clerk of Probate Court Troup Co., Clerk of Probate Court Turner Co., Clerk of Probate Court Twiggs Co., Clerk of Probate Court Union Co., Clerk of Probate Court Upson Co., Clerk of Probate Court Walker Co., Clerk of Probate Court Walton Co., Clerk of Probate Court Ware Co., Clerk of Probate Court Warren Co., Clerk of Probate Court Washington Co., Clerk of Probate Court Wayne Co., Clerk of Probate Court Webster Co., Clerk of Probate Court Wheeler Co., Clerk of Probate Court White Co., Clerk of Probate Court Whitfield Co., Clerk of Probate Court Wilcox Co., Clerk of Probate Court Wilkes Co., Clerk of Probate Court Wilkinson Co., Clerk of Probate Court Worth Co., Clerk of Probate Court

 

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Georgia Tax Records

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List of Tax Acts of Georgia from 1780-1817

Jul. 31, 1783 Feb. 21, 1785 Feb. 13, 1786 Feb. 10, 1787 Feb. 1, 1788 Dec. 29, 1789 Dec. 22, 1791 Dec. 20, 1792

Dec. 19, 1793 Dec. 29, 1794 Feb. 22, 1796 Feb. 11, 1797 Feb. 2, 1798 Feb. 13, 1799 Dec. 4, 1799 Dec. 1, 1800

Dec. 10, 1802 Dec. 10, 1803 Dec. 12, 1804 Dec. 4, 1805 June 26, 1806 Dec. 8, 1806 Dec. 10, 1807 Dec. 22, 1808

Dec. 10, 1812 Dec. 6, 1813 Nov. 22, 1814 Dec. 16, 1815 Dec. 19, 1816 Dec. 19, 1817

Legislative Activity for Taxes: 1817-1850

• 1818-1839: The acts during these years are all based on the tax act of 1817. These tax acts continually revive preceding acts, often with amendments. Many simple tax questions can be answered by a glance at the 1817 law. Complex or refined questions may require consulting the specific act for the year in question and then backward through a chain of revived acts.
• 1840: This act revives the Tax Act of 1804, with amendments. This was probably an attempt at simplification. The stated intention was to make this act permanent.
• 1842: This act increased the taxes of 1840 by 25%.
• 1843-50: The final years of the first half of the nineteenth century the Georgia Legislature re-enacted the 1840 act, which itself was a revival of the 1804 act. The 1847 act did require that taxes be paid in the county in which the land was held in jurisdiction. Previously, the tax had been paid in the county of residence.

The Georgia Department of Archives and History has other tax digests for 1789–1817 which are not included in the above publication. A complete set of originals for the years 1872 to the present is at the Georgia Department of Archives and History . Some earlier digests are on microfilm at the Georgia Archives and the FHL.

Appling Co., Tax Assessor Atkinson Co., Tax Assessor Bacon Co., Tax Assessor Baker Co., Tax Assessor---? Baldwin Co., Tax Assessor Banks Co., Tax Assessor Barrow Co., Tax Assessor Bartow Co., Tax Assessor Ben Hill Co., Tax Assessor Berrien Co., Tax Assessor Bibb Co., Tax Assessor Bleckley Co., Tax Assessor Brantley Co., Tax Assessor Brooks Co., Tax Assessor Bryan Co., Tax Assessor Bulloch Co., Tax Assessor Burke Co., Tax Assessor Butts Co., Tax Assessor Calhoun Co., Tax Assessor Camden Co., Tax Assessor Candler Co., Tax Assessor Carroll Co., Tax Assessor Catoosa Co., Tax Assessor Charlton Co., Tax Assessor Chatham Co., Tax Assessor Chattahoochee Co., Tax Assessor Chattooga Co., Tax Assessor Cherokee Co., Tax Assessor Clarke Co., Tax Assessor Clay Co., Tax Assessor Clayton Co., Tax Assessor Clinch Co., Tax Assessor Cobb Co., Tax Assessor Coffee Co., Tax Assessor Colquitt Co., Tax Assessor Columbia Co., Tax Assessor Cook Co., Tax Assessor Coweta Co., Tax Assessor Crawford Co., Tax Assessor Crisp Co., Tax Assessor Dade Co., Tax Assessor Dawson Co., Tax Assessor De Kalb Co., Tax Assessor Decatur Co., Tax Assessor Dodge Co., Tax Assessor Dooly Co., Tax Assessor Dougherty Co., Tax Assessor Douglas Co., Tax Assessor Early Co., Tax Assessor Echols Co., Tax Assessor Effingham Co., Tax Assessor Elbert Co., Tax Assessor Emanuel Co., Tax Assessor

Evans Co., Tax Assessor Fannin Co., Tax Assessor Fayette Co., Tax Assessor Floyd Co., Tax Assessor Forsyth Co., Tax Assessor Franklin Co., Tax Assessor Fulton Co., Tax Assessor Gilmer Co., Tax Assessor Glascock Co., Tax Assessor Glynn Co., Tax Assessor Gordon Co., Tax Assessor Grady Co., Tax Assessor Greene Co., Tax Assessor Gwinnett Co., Tax Assessor Habersham Co., Tax Assessor Hall Co., Tax Assessor Hancock Co., Tax Assessor Haralson Co., Tax Assessor Harris Co., Tax Assessor Hart Co., Tax Assessor Heard Co., Tax Assessor Henry Co., Tax Assessor Houston Co., Tax Assessor Irwin Co., Tax Assessor Jackson Co., Tax Assessor Jasper Co., Tax Assessor Jeff Davis Co., Tax Assessor Jefferson Co., Tax Assessor Jenkins Co., Tax Assessor Johnson Co., Tax Assessor Jones Co., Tax Assessor Lamar Co., Tax Assessor Lanier Co., Tax Assessor Laurens Co., Tax Assessor Lee Co., Tax Assessor Liberty Co., Tax Assessor Lincoln Co., Tax Assessor Long Co., Tax Assessor Lowndes Co., Tax Assessor Lumpkin Co., Tax Assessor Macon Co., Tax Assessor Madison Co., Tax Assessor Marion Co., Tax Assessor McDuffie Co., Tax Assessor McIntosh Co., Tax Assessor Meriwether Co., Tax Assessor Miller Co., Tax Assessor Mitchell Co., Tax Assessor Monroe Co., Tax Assessor Montgomery Co., Tax Assessor Morgan Co., Tax Assessor Murray Co., Tax Assessor Muscogee Co., Tax Assessor

Newton Co., Tax Assessor Oconee Co., Tax Assessor Oglethorpe Co., Tax Assessor Paulding Co., Tax Assessor Peach Co., Tax Assessor Pickens Co., Tax Assessor Pierce Co., Tax Assessor Pike Co., Tax Assessor Polk Co., Tax Assessor Pulaski Co., Tax Assessor Putnam Co., Tax Assessor Quitman Co., Tax Assessor Rabun Co., Tax Assessor Randolph Co., Tax Assessor Richmond Co., Tax Assessor Rockdale Co., Tax Assessor Schley Co., Tax Assessor Screven Co., Tax Assessor Seminole Co., Tax Assessor Spalding Co., Tax Assessor Stephens Co., Tax Assessor Stewart Co., Tax Assessor Sumter Co., Tax Assessor Talbot Co., Tax Assessor Taliaferro Co., Tax Assessor Tattnall Co., Tax Assessor Taylor Co., Tax Assessor Telfair Co., Tax Assessor Terrell Co., Tax Assessor Thomas Co., Tax Assessor Tift Co., Tax Assessor Toombs Co., Tax Assessor Towns Co., Tax Assessor Treutlen Co., Tax Assessor Troup Co., Tax Assessor Turner Co., Tax Assessor Twiggs Co., Tax Assessor Union Co., Tax Assessor Upson Co., Tax Assessor Walker Co., Tax Assessor Walton Co., Tax Assessor Ware Co., Tax Assessor Warren Co., Tax Assessor Washington Co., Tax Assessor Wayne Co., Tax Assessor Webster Co., Tax Assessor Wheeler Co., Tax Assessor White Co., Tax Assessor Whitfield Co., Tax Assessor Wilcox Co., Tax Assessor Wilkes Co., Tax Assessor Wilkinson Co., Tax Assessor Worth Co., Tax Assessor

 

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