Georgia Genealogy Trails "Where your Journey Begins"

Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy   This site is available for adoption! We need a State host as well as County Hosts to help us make these sites the best they can be! View our Volunteer Information page and then contact Kim if interested in becoming a state or county host. (The ability to make a basic webpage and a desire to transcribe data is needed.) If you would like to contribute data for posting to this site, please contact Kim All contributions are welcome and remain the property of the contributor   On February 12, 1733, 113 settlers landed in the HMS Anne at what was to become the city of Savannah. James Edward Oglethorpe, one of the trustees of the colony, traveled with the first group of colonists, laid out the design of the town of Savannah, and acted as governor of the colony. Georgia was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. It was the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established as a colony. It became the fourth state after ratifying the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788. It is known as the "Peach State" or the "Empire State of the South" State Bird: Brown Thrasher State Capital & Largest City: Atlanta State Area: 59,441 square miles Industries: textiles, timber, cotton, corn, peanuts, soybeans,  poultry Major rivers: Chattahoochee, Savannah, Suwannee Highest Point: Brasstown Bald - 4,784 above sea level  Bordering Water: Atlantic Ocean Nickname: Peach State Motto: "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation" State Song: Georgia on My Mind State Flower: Cherokee Rose    Visit our Georgia County Websites       *We regret that we are unable to perform personal research for you.*   Data Collection STATE DATA CENSUS TRANSCRIPTIONS MILITARY DATA NEWSPAPER DATA STATEWIDE BIOGRAPHIES NATIVE AMERICAN DATA COUNTY SITES VOLUNTEER! USEFUL LINKS GEORGIA EXECUTIONS 1850 ATLAS DEAD TOWNS OF GEORGIA 1878 Georgia Signers Of The Declaration Of Independence The Southern Business Directory and General Commercial Advertiser. Vol. 1, Publ 1854. WEBSITE UPDATES   Visit our Surrounding States' Websites: Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida On the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina On the west by Alabama And on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina Join our Mailing List to be notified when this website is updated   You are Visitor   to Georgia Genealogy Trails since July 12, 2006 powered by FreeFind Visit our National Genealogy Trails Website Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.