Ancestry.com is providing a 10 day free database: GEORGIA CHEROKEE LAND LOTTERY, 1838 Of all the states, Georgia has the distinction of being the only one to distribute parcels of land by lottery. This database is a listing of persons alloted land in 1838 from what was considered "Cherokee Land." Located in the northeastern part of the state, over 18,500 parcels were distributed by lottery in that year. Each record of this collection contains the individual's name, residence and county. Additionally, it provides the district and section number of the parcel of land. For researches of early Georgian ancestors, this can be an enlightening database. Bibliography: Smith, James F. "The Cherokee Land Lottery, Containing a Numericial List of the Names of the Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery." New York, 1838. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4242.htm