This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bd.2ADE/697.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Christy Yes, most of Heard County was Creek as was most of Middle and South Georgia as well as much of east AL. There were a few Seminoles in South Georgia (migrating from Florida into GA). Coweta County Ga (just across the Chattahoochee from Heard and Carroll) was home to the Coweta Indians as well; they were a tribe of the Creeks all of which were originally the Muskogee Indians. Indians which were married to whites were not forced to march on the Trail. As you might imagine, some pretended to be married to whites and were befriended by whites to avoid the Trail. Also, if they did not formally live within the boundaries of their towns i.e. in less densely settled areas, they were more able to escape the march. The Creeks were a relatively harmonious and peaceful people, very organized in their municipal and governmental matters. You may be familiar with the story of Chief McIntosh, who was chief of the Creeks and betrayed his tribe through treaties with the whites and was murdered by his tribe as a result. He lived in Heard Co on land that is now a state recreational area known as McIntosh Reserve. Email me directly and I'll send you what I have, i.e. the map and some other good links. Robyn