Bill, the state of GA settled from East to West. In the early 1800s, west GA was still very much Indian land. I have a record that I found where an ancestor went from GA to TN and had to get a *passport*. What that was, I do not know but they were passing through Indian lands had needed it. This area of GA is very hilly. Some areas are actually mountainous. So travel would be difficult. This area and the area of East AL are the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and very dense forest. However if you get a map of the migration trails you will likely see that they used a road that was an Indian trail to travel. This is much like the Nathez Trace but not as well known. Gale