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The History of Hall County transcribed by Brenda Pierce from: The Historical Collections of Georgia by White. Laid out by the Lottery Act of 1818. A part taken from Jackson and Franklin, 1818; part of new territory added to it, 1819, Length, 30 m; breadth, 24 m.; square miles, 720. Named after Lyman Hall, a signer of the Declaration of American Independence. The principal streams are, the Chattahoochee, Chestatee, Oconee, and Little Rivers. The creeks are numerous. The soil is productive in some parts; in others poor. GAINESVILLE is the seat of justice, 111 miles from Milledgeville, delightfully situated, with a climate equal to any in the world. The Sulphur Spring, six miles N. of Gainesville, has been known to the public for several years. The Limestone Spring, two miles from Gainesville, is much frequented. Minerals in great variety are found in this county. Among them are gold, lead, ruby, tourmaline, cyanite, and emerald. The elastic sandstone abounds, in which a few diamonds have been found. Extract from the Census of 1850.--Dwellings, 1,300; families, 1,300; white males, 3,639; white females, 3,371; free coloured males, 4; free coloured females, 3. Total free population, 7,377. Slaves, 1,336. Deaths, 69. Farms, 697. Value of real estate, $609,639; value of personal estate, $867,332. Among the early settlers were: Wm. H. Dickson, E. DONEGAN, JOSEPH WILSON, JOHN BATES, B. REYNOLDS, R. ARMOUR, JOSEPH BLAKE, JOSEPH READ, R. YOUNG, J. McCONNELL, R. WINN, THOS. WILSON, Wm. COBB, N. GARRISON, JOSEPH JOHNSON, JOHN BARRETT, E. COWEN, A. THOMPSON, JESSE DOBBS, JAMES ABERCROMBIE, SOLOMON PEAKE.
More history can be found on the Lumpkin County
Site, it is apparent through research that a good man of the Lumpkin families
went to Hall County, or had family that moved there, and vice-versa. It is
always helpful to look at the surrounding counties in the area, as county
boundaries changed quite often as you can tell by reading the various histories.
Always make sure you check the "mother counties", as well as the underlying
county when searching for your ancestors. Gainesville History @ www.gainesville.org Roadside Georgia's History Site @ www.roadsidegeorgia.com North Georgia Website of History @ www.ngeorgia.com Our Hall County Ancestors - Also see http://www.ldpierce.com -
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