This page is part of Forsyth
County Ga History and Records
Material on this page from Donna Parrish Records unless otherwise
stated.
Forsyth County lies in what was First, Second, Third, and Fourteenth Districts
First Section of Cherokee County
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District 3 - 1296 lots |
District 14 - 1417 lots
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Many lots in the 1st and 14th and some in the 2nd were fraction
lots where they ran up against the Chattahoochee River. All lots except the
fractions were 40 acres plus or minus +-.
As these pages grown, they will be split out by section and linked.
Measurements to remember:
40 acres is approximately 1/4 mile by 1/4 mile
a rod = 16.5 feet = 5.5 yards my abbreviation rds
a chain = 4 rods = 66 feet = 22 yards
a furlong = 40 rods = 660 feet = 220 yards
a mile = 320 rods = 5280 feet = 1760 yards