Hi Walton Researchers, Thought you might be interested. Dot Sorrells Cox Free for ten days, starting today, on Ancestry.com >From todays Ancestry Daily News: 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 allotted 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 researchers of early Georgian ancestors, this can be an enlightening database. Bibliography: Smith, James F. "The Cherokee Land Lottery, Containing a Numerical 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