Ceding of land from the Creek Indians to the U.S. Government became official with the Senate’s ratification of the Treaty of Washington on April 22, 1826 (supplanting the invalidated 1825 Treaty of Indian Springs). In December 1826, Carroll County in the western part of Georgia was formed, with 16 districts, and in the shape of a triangle with the north-south line at the Alabama boundary.

This map has only 13 land districts and lacks Districts 14, 15, and 16 which became Troup County in 1827 (thus cutting off the southern tip of the original triangle), and also lacks District 1 and parts of Districts 2 and 3 which became part of Campbell County in 1828 (thus cutting off the eastern point).

The boundaries on this map pre-date 1830 when Districts 12 and 13, and parts of 9, 11, and 4 became part of Heard County.

Governor Troup ordered surveys to be conducted of Lee, Muscogee, Coweta, Troup, and Carroll Counties on September 2, 1826; not waiting for the removal of Creek Indians from these areas to occur. This caused difficulties as surveyors encountered Creek Indians during their work. According to a letter written from Carroll County Districts 14 & 15 surveyor, Thomas Mitchell, to Governor Troup on November 12, 1826, he had no trouble except for rain. However, Elijah Byne who was surveying District 13 and James A. Rogers who was surveying District 9, also encountered Creek Indians who were angered about the surveyor’s presence and actions. In the midst of surveying District 16, Frederick Williams was intercepted by Creek Indians and instructed not to proceed, which he complied with.

The Treaty of Washington left a strip of the western edge of Carroll County to remain with Creek Indians. Governor Troup ignored this, and sent surveyors in to that area as well which resulted in confrontation in District 12 on December 29, 1826. Surveyor of this district, James Kendrick was confronted by Tribal members for being over Bright’s Line. On November 15, 1827, the Creek Indians ceded all of their remaining land in Georgia. The first land lottery had already begun on March 6 of that year.