The earliest map of Valdosta known to exist was created sometime between 1860 and 1862 by James W. Patterson. Valdosta in the 1860s can be divided up into five different survey areas that were subdivided into blocks and lots (in some cases ranges lots).

Valdosta: The original section of Valdosta (140 acres) was sold to board of commissioners by William Wisenbaker on 12 December 1859. It was surveyed into blocks and lots by January 1860, when lots were auctioned off. The survey included 44 blocks of varying sizes. Block 10 was divided up into lots for commercials purposes. Blocks 9, 11, 14, and 16 were partially divided up into commercial lots, but also had residential lots. Block 15 was reserved as a courthouse square. Block 1, 2, and 3 were sold to the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad. Block 25 was subdivided into lots that were given alphabetical names instead of being numbered lots, and was used for commercial purposes. The Valdosta survey was located in land lot 62, land district 11.

The Village of Fairview: Fairview was centered around the area of William Wisenbaker's plantation house. It was divided up into 5 ranges of lots. William Wisenbaker sold the lots individually over a number of years. It was also part of land lot 62, land district 11. The street names have changed substantially since it was surveyed. An additional survey of Fairview covering north of modern West Hill Avenue was made at some point in the 1860s. In deeds, it is referred to as Peeples' survey, or West Valdosta.

North Valdosta: The North Valdosta survey was located in land lot 61, land district 11. From the 1840s to the late 1850s all of land lot 61, had been owned by James Alexander Burgstiner. On 2 December 1859, Burgstiner sold a 10 acre part of his land to Dr. John Walker. The rest of his land he soon sold to James W. Patterson on 21 December 1859. With the exception of the 10 acre section owned by Dr. John Walker, the southern section of land lot 61 was surveyed into 11 blocks of various acreage. Patterson gradually sold off some of the lots before his death in May 1862. In July 1863 his widow sold what was left of the land to Charles Ogden Force who continued the process of selling of the blocks in North Valdosta. At some the area between the creek or ditch leading to what is now the canal and North Street was surveyed into lots. These lots were sold mainly to Freedman, or mechanics and blacksmiths.

East Valdosta: The survey of East Valdosta covers parts of land lot in land lot 78, land district 11. William Wisenbaker sold to Willis Allen in 1861. Willis Allen sold the section land lot 78 south of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad to James A. Dasher Sr. on 2 January 1866.

Dasher Survey: The Dasher Survey area of Valdosta was owned by James A Dasher Sr. The survey is divided up the ranges and lots. The section of the Dasher Survey north of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad dates to before 1862. It is unknown when the Dasher Survey south of the Atlantic & Gulf railroad was surveyed, but lots in it were being sold off by 1866.

North of Dukes Bay: A plat of this survey as not been found. It appears to have been south of modern Martin Luther King Jr Drive and north of the run of Dukes Bay, and west of Patterson Street. There were at least five lots, each of an acre in size. Land in this area was being sold by 1870 by William Wisenbaker.

As the city expanded new areas began to be opened up for settlement. By the late 1870s and early 1880s, two more areas were opened up for African Americans to settle.

Hightower settlement: This neighborhood was roughly bounded by West Street on the East, Hill Avenue on the South, Magnolia Street on the North, and about Summerlin Street on the West.

Tom Town: Tom Town gets its name from Tom Simmons. His family was the center of the community, but there were other land owners. The African American landowners in the early years of the community were all women. The land was sold to most of them by Mrs. Margaret E. Myddleton. Its boundaries are roughly Adair Street on the South, Lee Street on the West, Ann Street on the North, and Myrtle Street on the East.

Most of the town lots for Valdosta were auctioned off by the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners between 1860 and 1862. Those deeds are for the most part part recorded in Lowndes County Deed Book B. Some additional early Valdosta deeds are recorded in Deed Book C. The bulk of deeds in Deed Book B are from between 1860 and 1868. These deeds record a period in time when Valdosta was first starting out and the often hectic property transfers that occurred during the American Civil War. The deed establishing Valdosta is located on page 501 in Deed Book A.

The spreadsheet below is divided up into columns for the grantor, grantee, the date the deed was made (which is often different from when it was recorded), the survey area (V = Valdosta, FV = Fairview, NV = North Valdosta, EV = East Valdosta, DS = Dasher Survey), the block number, the lot number, the letter of the book where the deed is found, the page where the deed is found, and additional notes about the deed.

Most of the deeds are easily summarized into a standard Block XX Lot XX format, but some of the deeds are more complicated. Those deeds that are more complicated are transcribed in full below the map of the survey area.

Valdosta Survey:

The deed establishing the original survey of Valdosta reads in part:

• William Wisenbaker to Lowndes County Commissioners "To commence at the northeast corner of Lot no. 62. 11th District and running south 880 yards thence west or nearly west on the margin of Duke's Bay to a point on or near the intersection of the Bay by the pond drain then beginning again at the northeast corner according to the orginal survey and following the line between lot 62 and 61 at or near the corner for the said Wisenbaker fence when surveyed containing 150 acres of land... ."

With the exception of Block 25 most of the survey of Valdosta is straight forward.  Block 25 deeds include:

• John C. Wisenbaker to John P. May. 14 February 1860. "... known and distinguished as lots C, D, & E - part of Block Twenty five (25) containing hundred & five feet (105) fronting the Rail Road & one hundred and fifty seven feet & a half (157 1/2) ft block Joining lot B & H on the west side and lot F on the South & on the East by the street known by the name of East broad Street in Said Town.

• John C. Wisenbaker to Nathaniel J. Zeigler. 4. January 1861. "... Part of Block twenty five (25) containing fifty feet fronting the Rail Road and one Hundred and five (105) feet Joining lot, B on Block twenty five on the east and lot H on the aforesaid Block on the south and on the west by the street known by the name of west broad street in said town. ..."

• William Wisenbaker to Benjamin A. Seckinger. 17 May 1861. "Known in the plan of said tan as lot H block no. 25."

• John Walker to Reuben Thompson Roberds. 7 March 1862. "Known in the plan of said tan as lot B block no. 25."

• Nathaniel J. Zeigler to Napoleon B. Outlaw. 6 January 1863. "... known in the plan of said town as part of Lot Number Twenty Five (No. 25) beginning at the South West corner of Said Lot and thence running North fifty two & a half feet thence East two hundred and ten ft to a street thence South fifty two & a half feet to a street thence two hundred and ten feet west to the place of the beginning.

• Napoleon B. Outlaw to James Falkner. 7 April 1863. "... known in the plan of said town as part of Lot Number Twenty Five (25) beginning at the Southwest Corner of Said lot and thence running North fifty two & a half feet thence East Two Hundred and ten ft to a street thence south fifty two & a half feet to a street thence two hundred and ten feet to the place of the beginning. ..."

• Nathaniel J. Zeigler to John P. May. 15 April 1863. "... Part of Block twenty five (25) containing fifty feet fronting the Rail Road and one Hundred and five (105) feet Joining lot, B on Block twenty five on the east and lot H on the aforesaid Block on the south and on the west by the street known by the name of west broad street in said town. ..."

• John P. May to Willis Allen. 10 May 1866. "... known and distinguished as Lots C, D, and E part of Block twenty five (25) containing one hundred and five feet (105) fronting the Rail Road and One hundred and fifty seven and a half feet (157 1/2) block joining lot B & H on the west and lot F on the South and on the East by the street known as East Broad street in said town. ..."

• James Falkner to Elizabeth A. Riley. 6 January 1867. "... known in the plan of said town as part of Lot Number Twenty Five (25) beginning at the Southwest Corner of Said lot and thence running North fifty two & a half feet thence East Two Hundred and ten ft to a street thence south fifty two & a half feet to a street thence two hundred and ten feet to the place of the beginning. ..."

• Benjamin A. Seckinger to Elizabeth A. Riley. 4 February 1867. "Known in the plan of said town as lot H block no. 25."

• Morris Robinson to Elizabeth A. Riley. 7 March 1869. "a parcel of land measuring twelve by eighteen feet and the house up it lying in the town of Valdosta and state aforesaid and known in the pan of said town as lot ____ in block no ______.

In depth analysis of the deeds for Valdosta does show that the numbering system on the map does not match what the land actually was. On Block 19, Lot 3 was issued twice by the board of commissioners and Lot 4 was never issued. Tucker deeds for Lot 3 represent on what is Lot 4 on the map. A similar situation appears to be happening with Block 38.

Village of Fairview:

Most of the deeds for the village of Fairview are all pretty straight forward, if one does not take the range system into account. Range 2 in deeds is Range 1 on the map and vice versa.

• William Wisenbaker to William Ashley. 10 January 1860. "Containing two acres constituting lot number three block one in the town of Fairview... bounded on the east about one hundred forty yards by Sallie Fannie Goldwire, and on the south about by seventy yards by a street called West Broad Street [River Street] and on the north about seventy yards fronting on a street in said town of Fairview to be called Taylor Street [Jackson Street]..."

• William Wisenbaker to William H Briggs and Moses Smith Jr. 10 January 1860. "Containing four acres being in the shape of a parallelogram very nearly square...constituting lots number one & two in block four in the town of Fairview... fronting north about one hundred and forty yard on a street to be called Baker Street in said town of Fairview which said Baker Street [Central Avenue, modern Central Place] the said William Wisenbaker hereby covenants with said Smith & Briggs to open & keep open forever fifty feet wide & leading from the front of said Wisenbaker's present dwelling to the end of an eight foot street running East & West in Valdosta immediately South of the Court House square said four acres bounded on the east about one hundred and forty by a Street in Fairview to be called South Broad [Briggs Street] Sixty Six feet wide separating Fair View from Valdosta, said four acres lying on the South Slope of the hill..."

• Estate of William N Peacock [sheriff sale] to Berry Wells and Jeremiah Wells and Isiah H. Tillman. 7 August 1866. "that parcel or tract of land being the southwest corner of lot of land number Sixty two (62) in the Eleventh (11) District said county bounded as follows to wit, Commencing at the West corner of the Masonic Lodge lot and running with West Broad Street [River Street] to the Hightower land line thence south with Hightower land to the South West corner of said lot Sixty two thence East with the line of said lot til it intersects the branch thence with the center of channel of said branch to the West line or opposite the West line of the original town line, thence with the said Town line to the Rail Road, thence with the South West side of Lot Number Two (2) Block number five (5) of Fairview with the West line of S. S. Harrington [Leonard C. Harrington] lot now owned by Ralston thence with to the starting point containing One hundred acres more or less"

• Michael Douglass to George Richardson. 28 February 1870. "Being in the northeast corner of lot number one in block two bounded one side by a ditch running through said lot and on the other side by streets containing one fourth of an acre..."

Peeples Survey (West Valdosta):

There is a range south of the railroad that went up to at least lot number 26.

• Jeremiah Wells and Isiah H. Tillman to James Bruce. 22 February 1868. "Lot number four (4) block number eleven (11). ... Peeples Survey... north and south lines being three chains and four links. East and West lines the same."

• James Bruce to John M. Henley. "Lot number four (4) block number eleven (11). ... Peeples Survey... north and south lines being three chains and four links. East and West lines the same."

• Jeremiah Wells and Isiah H. Tillman to Brutus Baker and James Shelman. January 1870. "Lot number one (1) block number twenty five in West Valdosta Peeples Survey..."

• Jeremiah Wells and Isiah H. Tillman to Richard A. Peeples. 15 April 1870. "As lots numbers three and four block number ten (10) West Valdosta in Fairview (Peeple's Survey) containing one acre each more or less."

• Richard A. Peeples to Augustus H. Lane. 31 January 1872. "As lots numbers three and four block number ten (10) West Valdosta in Fairview (Peeple's Survey) containing one acre each more or less."

• Augustus H. Lane to William L. Thomas. 29 November 1875. "As lots numbers three and four block number ten (10) West Valdosta in Fairview (Peeple's Survey) containing one acre each more or less."

• Isiah H. Tillman to to William L. Thomas. 19 November 1875. "Being part of lot number sixty three (63) [NOTE: Should read 62] and withing the following described lines of said lot to wit. Beginning at a point on the South line of said lot running north three degrees West and along West line of N. Hewitts lot containing same course along line of Mrs. Lott's lot to the South line of Nero Griggs lot, thence westward along said lot to the South West corner of same, thence Northward along the West Line of same and containing the same course to the line of the Atlantic and Gulf railroad then westward along the course of the same to a point due South of the Southwest corner of B. L. Stephen's, thence northwest along the west line of the same to the Northwest corner, thence north twenty seven and a half (27.5) degrees West to a pine sapling near a ditch thence west 11.5 degrees South to original West line thence South to original South West corner thence East to the Starting point. Containing seventy six acres more or less."

• Barnabas Levi Stephens to Thomas B. Converse & Bro. 22 February 1886. "West half of lot number two (2) in Range no. one (1) of Peeples survey of West Valdosta... bounded on the North by Hill Avenue on the East by  a line to be run North and South through the center of said lot number one (1), on the south by the right of way of the SF&W Railway, and on the west by the lands of J. M. Wilkinson known as the rail road lot, being the west half of the lot where the said B. L. Stephens now resides. Containing one half acre.

North Valdosta:

Deed for North Valdosta follow the lot lines with the exception of the lot belonging to Dr. John Walker. He subdivided the 10 acre lot into smaller lots not long after his purchase of it. A second survey system was used for lots south of Mechanic Street (North Street) and north of the creek.

• James A. Burgstiner to John Walker. 2 December 1859. "... ten acres of land being part of... lot number sixty one, said ten acres being in the shape of a parallelogram in the south east corner of said lot & fronting on the lot on which Valdosta is situated about three hundred & fifty yards... ."

• John Walker to John W. Harrell. 24 February 1860. "... containing a tract or parcel of land containing Three acres of Land Lying  & being in the immediate South East corned of Lot Land number Sixty One (61) in the Eleventh (11) District of originally Irwin now Lowndes County. Said 3 acres commencing at said South East Corner & extending along said North line six chains and twenty two links ($6.22) Thence west parallel with the Land line Four chains & sixty seven Links ($4.67) Then South parallel with the East line of said lot of land across The South line to the south line of Block number thirteen (13) in the plan of Valdosta, thence along said South line with the south line said lot of land to the South East Corner the starting point... ."

• Charles T. Stuart to Lucien B. Davis. 10 December 1860. "Bounded north by land belonging to Col. J. W. Patterson on the east by land belong to Charles Stuart, and south by land belonging to Col. Morgan and on the west by belonging to Charles Stuart." Containing 2 acres.

• John Walker to Simeon A. Smith. 1 March 1861. "...bounded as follows to wit, commencing at a corner on the south line of said block number thirteen two hundred & ninety feet from the southwest corner of said lot - thence west - 29 degrees South 145 feet - thence north 29 degrees west 582 feet to the south line of a certain street dividing said premises from Block No. 9 North Valdosta thence east - along the south side of said street 362 feet to the northwest corner of a certain town lot - sold by said Walker to John W. Harrell thence following the west line of said lot westward lot  472 feet to the starting point - containing three acres more or less. ..."

• John Walker to E. H. Walker. 9 September 1861. "...known as the said John Walker's residence lot in said town, comprising five or six acres of land more or less constituting in its southern proximity to the commissioners original of said town the westward end or part of block and fraction number thirteen (13) and Block and fraction number twenty one (21), being bounded south by said relation to town, on the east by the residence lot of S. A. Smith on the west by premise known as Brick Yard owned by Godfrey & Osgood & on the north by premise owned by R A Peeples Esq, the whole being & lying in a westward & north westward direction from the court house square... ."

• Charles T. Stuart to John H. Cesser. 16 October 1861. "Containing eight acres more or less being a part of lot of land no. Sixty One (61) in the 11th Dis of said county on which the said Charles Stewart now lives & which he purchased of J. W. Patterson..."

• John W. Harrell to Simeon A. Smith. 8 February 1862. "containing Three Acres of land and commencing at Southeast Corner of lot of land no. (61) sixty one in the (11)th district... extending along said north line six chains & thirty two links thence west parallel with the land line four chains and sixty seven links thence south parallel with the east line of said lot of land across the South line to the South line of Block thirteen in the plan of Valdosta thence along said South line on to the South line of said lot of land to the south east corner the starting point being the lot bought by said John W. Harrell from John Walker. ..."

• John Walker to William Dixon. 2 February 1863. "... all that lot or parcel of land lying and being in the town of Valdosta and limits thereof... constituting in its boundary Western edge of Block (13) Thirteen and (21) twenty one, also on the east by the residence of Simeon A. Smith; on the West by the Brick Yard owned by William Godfrey and Osgood, and on the north by lands of Richard A Peeples..."

• Jacob U. Ezell to Julius Schloutery. 27 March 1863. Lying situate and being in the Town of Valdosta... containing seven acres and bounded as follows on the North by lands of James Patterson late of Said county deceased on the East by lands [black space] on the South by lands of Albert Converse and the Brick yard and on the west by Patterson Street. ..." [Block 7, North Valdosta]

• Charles Ogden Force to Turner E. Howell. 30 November 1865. "Known as lot number four (4)  in the town of Valdosta... containing two and one half acres more or less said lot commencing at the northeast corner of lot number (5) on Mechanics Street running east to the corner on Bartow Street, thence South to the corner commencing at the branch thence west to the corner commencing at the Branch on line of lot number (5) five thence North to the commencing corner."

• Charles Ogden Force to Eratus V. Johnson. 1 January 1866. "Commencing at the North East corner of Block 4 North Valdosta Western Boundary Patterson Street thence north 28 degrees west along the west side of said street, 10 chains and 66 links, thence West 28 degrees South 6 chains and 34 links to a post. Thence South 28 degrees East to the northwest corner of the first aforementioned lot thence along the Northern boundary of said lot to the starting point containing five and three fourths acres (5 3/4) more or less... ."

• Charles T. Stuart to William H. Fuller. 2 March 1866. "Distinguished in the plan of said Town as Block Eleven (11) North Valdosta (except Two (2) acres on the West end of said block containing Eight (8) acres more or less. ..."

• William Dixon to Noah Parramore.  13 August 1866. "Constituting in its Southern boundary, western end of Block Thirteen (13) and Twenty One (21), also on the East by the residence of Simeon A. Smith, on the West by the Brick Yard owned by William Godfrey and Osgood and on the North by Richard A. Peeple. ..."

• Charles Ogden Force to Thomas J. Palin. 24 July 1867. "Starting at the North West Corner of H. H Smith's lot running on the same line Eight (8) chains and fifteen (15) links, thence with Mechanics Street [Modern North Street] East Two (2) chains and eighty links then South nine (9) Chains and forty four links, thence with H. H. Smith's line west two chains (2) and eighty links to the beginning corner. Containing Two acres and forty sixth one hundredths of an ace more or less. ...."

• Richard A. Peeples and Mary Moore  trustee for Alice, Henry and Georgia minor children of Henry E. Moore. 18 January 1868. "Part of lot number Nine North Valdosta in said county, commencing at the North East corner of the garden of said R. A. Peeples on said lot, thence along east line of said lot North, two chains and sixty six links to the South East corner of lot number Ten on which Mrs. Morgan resides thence West, along the line dividing lots, number Nine and Ten three chains and eighty links, thence South two chains and sixty six links, thence East to the start point, containing One Acre more or less. ..."

• Richard A. Peeples to Susan E. Parramore. 14 August 1868. "Four acres more or less of Block number nine (9) north Valdosta in the town of Valdosta... commencing at the north west corner of said lot thence east along the north line of said block four hundred and eighty feet thence south to the south line of said Block thence wet and north along the line of said block to the starting point containing four (4) acres..."

• Noah Parramore to Susan Parramore. 19 February 1869. "Consisting in its Southern Boundary --West End of Block Thirteen (13) and Twenty One (21) also on the east line the residence of Sim. A. Smith on the West by the Brick Yard owned by William Godfrey and Osgood and on the North by lands of Richard A. Peeples. The whole lying westward and north westward of the  Court house square of said town, the same Containing five or Six acres More or less, also four acres more or less of Block Number (9) Nine North Valdosta.

• Turner E. Howell to Sarah E. Smith and her children. 2 January 1871. "Known as lot number four (4)  in the town of Valdosta... containing two and one half acres more or less said lot commencing at the northeast corner of lot number (5) on Mechanics Street running east to the corner on Bartow Street, thence South to the corner commencing at the branch thence west to the corner commencing at the Branch on line of lot number (5) five thence North to the commencing corner."

• Sarah E. Smith and her children to Thomas E. Lanier. "Known as lot number four (4)  in the town of Valdosta... containing two and one half acres more or less said lot commencing at the northeast corner of lot number (5) on Mechanics Street running east to the corner on Bartow Street, thence South to the corner commencing at the branch thence west to the corner commencing at the Branch on line of lot number (5) five thence North to the commencing corner."

• Charles Ogden Force to James Wilson (Colored). 8 May 1872. "All that town lot bounded on the North by Mechanic Street on the East by John Quo (John Cue), on the South by the large ditch and on the west by one half of the same lot being now conveyed - or the Knight place as is not called. The lot being conveyed is the east half of lot number, except what lies south of said ditch and is the place where said Wilson now resides containing about one acre more or less."

• Thomas E. Lanier to Thomas J. Palin. 4 March 1873. "Known as lot number four (4)  in the town of Valdosta... containing two and one half acres more or less said lot commencing at the northeast corner of lot number (5) on Mechanics Street running east to the corner on Bartow Street, thence South to the corner commencing at the branch thence west to the corner commencing at the Branch on line of lot number (5) five thence North to the commencing corner."

• Sheriffs sale announcement. May 1881. "one and one third acres of land... known as the Charles Knight place and bounded on the North by Mechanic Street, on the east by land of James Wilson, on the south by lands of Jackson and on the west by Palin Street. Occupied by B. F. Manning."

• Charles Ogden Force and Mary Force to Mrs. Julia A Smith. 16 February 1887. "North by Gordon Street, East by Ashley Street, South by North Street, and West by Patterson Street, containing twelve acres more or less."

• Charles Ogden Force to John R. Slater and Daniel C. Ashley. 5 July 1887. "Contained between Patterson Street on the east, Gordon Street on the North, York Street on the West and Mechanic or North Street on the south containing twenty (29) acres more or less."

• Charles Ogden Force to Alexander H Smith. 4 August 1888. "Known as the Knight Place" being on the southeast corner of North and Oak Street Streets fronting one hundred feet on North Street and running along Oak Street to the same of the branch."

• Charles Ogden Force to Elbert Forrest (Colored). 18 May 1889. "Commencing at the intersection of a branch or run near Oak Street and running south on said street to the northwest corner of Lucy Wilson lot thence east along the line of Lucy Wilson lot and Rachel Jackson's lot the west line of Marion Nelson's lot thence north along the said line of Marion Nelson to the said branch thence west along the center of said branch to the starting point.

• Charles Ogden Force to Eugene H Quo (Colored). 8 August 1889. "In the corner of North Street (originally called Mechanic) and Toombs Street running from the corner one hundred and eighty four (184) feet west on North Street and south on Toombs Street to the center of the branch or ditch the same being about tow acres."

East Valdosta:

Many of the lots of land in East Valdosta do not follow the system used by the 1860 map of Valdosta. Those that follow the system seem to have their range and lot number misnumbered in the deeds.

• Lucien B. Davis to Mary L. McDonald. 10 December 1860. "Four acres bounded on all sides by streets... known as lot no one range two lying East of and fronting the residence of R. A. Peeples... consisting of two framed buildings one 16 x 24 feet and the other 16 x 20 feet together with three other small out buildings."

• William Wisenbaker to Willis Allen. 21 March 1861. LL 78. LD 11 with some reservations for a saw mill.

• William Wisenbaker to Charles T. Stuart. 15 August 1861. "Four acres more or less... lying on the west side of said lot known in the Plan recently surveyed in range 4 & no one..."

• Charles T. Stuart to Philander P Pease and Lucien B. Davis. 16 August 1861. " Containing four acres... west side of said lot of land known in the plan recently surveyed in range four and no one... conveyed to Charles T. Stuart by William Wisenbaker..."

• William Wisenbaker to William W. Thompson. 13 February 1863. "Commencing at right angles to the South Line of said lot and immediately opposite the intersection of the South line of the  reserve of the rights of way of the Rail Road with said south line of said lot of land running West from said point on said south line of said lot two acres and a half long and two acres deep making the amount of five acres."

• Willis Allen to Richard A. Peeples. 17 May 1863. "Commencing at the corner in the center of Morgan Street [Modern Troup Street] in the town of Valdosta, then north [weak print] degrees west 3 chains & 22 links, thence east 9 degrees north 2 chains and 22 links, thence north 9 degrees west 6 chains & 62 links thence 9 degrees north 16 chains [unreadable] 9 degrees 3 chains and 22 links thence East 9 degrees north to the center of the public road leading from Valdosta in the direction of Christian H. Dasher's, thence with the center of said public road to the mouth of Morgan Street, then westwardly to the start point. ..." 

• Willis Allen to Thomas B. Griffin. 22 June 1863. "Contain one hundred and sixty eight & 1/2 acres more or less in the north west corner of said lot of land bounded on the north by Bailey's land west by Patterson Land and south by the Stewart [Stuart]'s land and then [unreadable] East to the public road making a corner then running said Road East [unreadable] to north west corner there the land line to the north of the street to Stewart's land the starting point.

• Willis Allen to Martha Mathis. 26 November 1864. "Bounded as follows on the west by the public road, four acres then by a line thirty feet north of the fence of Mrs. Anna Stuart's and parallel there to four acres long then by line west of North four acres then by a line of same length north of west to the road first mentioned. ..."

• Thomas B. Griffin to Robert J. Wade. 15 March 1865. "Containing one hundred and sixty eight & one half acres, more or less in the North West corner of said lot of land., said lot bounded on the north by Bailey's land, west by Patterson's land and south by Stewart's Land Peeples land and starting near the west corner of Stewart's land and then running east to the public road making a corner and then running said road north east until striking said land line running eastward then running said land line to the northwest corner and then the land line to the mouth of the street to Stewart Land the starting point."

• William Wisenbaker to Charles T. Stuart. 17 July 1865. "Being four acres on west side of said lot and known and described in the plat of the plat or plan of the recent survey as lot number one in Range (4) four..."

• Richard A. Peeples to Matthew H Rogers. 13 November 1865. "Commencing at a corner in the center of Morgan Street [Modern Troup Street] in the Town of Valdosta, thence north [unreadable] degrees west 3 chains & 22 links thence east 9 degrees North 2 chains and 22 links thence North 9 degrees west 6 chains & 62 links thence east 9 degrees north to the north west corner of the lot owned and occupied as a residence by John Myddleton thence along the west line of said last mentioned lot to the center to the public road leading in the direction of the residence of C H Dasher's thence along said road to the North of Morgan Street thence west along the center of said Street to the starting point contain seventeen acres more or less."

• Charles T. Stuart to Willis Allen trustee for Ida C. Stuart. 31 March 1866. "Being four (4) acres of lot number seventy eight (78) in the Eleventh district of said County, being four acres on the West side of said lot and known and distinguished in the plan of recent survey of East Valdosta as Lot number one (1) in Range four (4). 

• Willis Allen to Owen Smith. 25 June 1866. "The following bounds, being separated from Doctor Parramore's and Col. Mitchell's lots by a street on the West, and bounded on the North and East by the public Roads, and on the South by a Street known by the name of Allen Street [Modern Central Avenue between Troup street and Forrest Street], which separates said block of parcel of land from lot number (No. 77) in said district except one acre in the northwest corner of said block on which Joseph O'Connell now resides containing in the aggregate Sixteen acres be the same more or less. ..." [NOTE: This is approximately between Jones Street, Rogers Street, Forrest Street, and East Central except the southeast corner of Jones and Rogers.]

• Willis Allen trustee for Ida C. Stuart to Simeon B. Lester. 14 January 1867.  "In the plan of the survey of East Valdosta as lot no one in range four containing four acres more or less..."

• Daniel R. Mitchell to Juliet Ashley. 18 June 1867. "Known and distinguished in the plan of said Town as lot Number One (1) Range Two (2) containing Four acres by the same more or less lying east of and fronting the residence of R. A. Peeples and bounded on every side by a street...."

• Harriet E. Bird to Berry Wells and Jeremiah Wesley Wells. 26 February 1868. "Bounded as follows to wit. on the west by the public road four acres, then by a line thirty feet north of the fence of Mrs. Ann Stewart and parallel to said fence four acres in length, then by a line West of North four acres long, then by a line north of west four acres longs. ..."

• Robert J. Wade to Thomas J. Kirk. 8 May 1868. "Known as being situate in the North West corner of lot number Seventy eight and bounded on the North by land of Willis Allen, on the East by lands of a public road, on the South by lands of Dr. Rogers and on the West by lands of Town. Said one hundred and sixty eight and one half acres more or less being in the North West corner of lot No. Seventy Eight in the Eleventh District. ..."

• Willis Allen to Owen Smith. 4 January 1870. "Lot number Seventy Eight (78) in the eleventh District of Lowndes County bounded on the South by the Rail Road on the East by lot number one hundred seven (107) on the north by one hundred and six and on the West by the Public Road containing in the aggregate two hundred and eleven acres more or less..."

• Berry Wells and Jeremiah Wesley Wells to Owen Smith. 10 January 1871. "containing sixteen acres more or less being a part of lot number seventy eight (78) in the eleventh (11) district of said County bounded as follows to wit on the west by the Public Road four acres thence by a line sixty feet  from the fence of Mrs. Anne Stewart and parallel to said fence four acres in length thence by a line four acres West of North thence by a line North of West four acres long..."

Dasher Survey:

Deeds in the Dasher Survey are also straight forward with the exception of the second survey not shown in the above image that is south of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad. All of the survey was in Land Lot 77, Land District 11.

• James A. Dasher to trustees of Colored School of Valdosta (Brutus Baker, Jonas Gayfield, Daniel Thomas, Peter Christopher, and Kit Harris). "Number one, first range south of the railroad in Dasher's survey, containing half an acre more or less." Lot 1. Range 1.

• James A. Dasher Sr to John S Burgsteiner. 44 December 1868. "Containing one acre and distinguished by number four block second, range first in the Town of Valdosta East side and South of the Rail Road lying in the Eleventh District of Lowndes County." Lot. 4. Block 2. Range 1.

• James A. Dasher Sr to Jack Dunn. 13 May 1869. "Being in the town of Valdosta on the east side first range known as number 6. Containing one half acre more or less."

• John S. Burgsteiner to Benjamin L. Wooding. 18 August 1869. "known and distinguished by no. 4 Block Second, range first containing one acre in the town of Valdosta..." Lot 4. Block 2. Range 1.

• James A. Dasher Sr to Byrd Hightower. 18 April 1870. "Being in the North West corner of lot of land number Seventy-Seven in the Eleventh district of Lowndes County Georgia containing One Hundred Acres more or less, the boundaries commencing at the run of a certain Branch where the public Road running from Valdosta to Statenville crossing said branch thence the branch to the East and West line of said lot thence the north thence the line west to the A&G Railroad and then the Road until reaching Maj. H. B. Holliday's land that he is living on thence around his line to J M Grays land that he is living on and following his line round to the said public road thence back exempting two acres for L. D Rountree where Parson Ellis now live..."

• James A. Dasher Sr. to James Benton Spivey. 24 April 1870. "... containing seventy five acres more or less the boundaries commencing at the run of a certain branch where the public road runs from Valdosta to Statenville taking the run of the Branch to the fork and thence up the run of Dukes Branch to the line running North and South on the west side said lot thence North up [new page] the into the lot the Methodist Church that was built by the Freedman thence round the said lot to keep straight for six chains and thirty two links East thence north to Mr. Nolan(d)'s lot thence round to Mr. Wooten's [NOTE: Wooding] lot, thence round to the said public road and the road back to the said branch..."

• James A. Dasher Sr to William H. Dasher. 5 July 1870. "Known as Lot number One in Block B bounded on the East by Wooten, [NOTE: Wooding] on the South by Nolan(d) and on the North & West by Streets not named containing one acre more or less." Lot 1. Block B.

• James A. Dasher Sr to Virgil F. Dasher. 6 January 1871. "being in East Valdosta numbers lot numbers two in Block B, Seven & Eight in range one, & lot two in range two number two Block B & Seven range one and lot two in range two no two Block B & Seven range one containing one acre each more or less. Lot two range two & lot eight range one containing one half care more or less..."

• James Benton Spivey to Benjamin L. Wooding. 7 January 1871. "A certain town lot in East Valdosta number three in Block B Dasher's survey containing one acre more or less." Lot 3. Block B.

• James A. Dasher Sr to Joseph T. Nolan(d). 14 February 1871. "Known and distinguished by the number in the plan of said town as number ten range one containing two thirds of one acre." Lot 10. Range 1.

• James A. Dasher Sr to James M Gray. 20 February 1871. [Note: Other deeds show Gray either lived on the lot or actually owned it before the date date of the deed.]  "Known and distinguished by the number in the plan of said town of East Valdosta as number one and four Range two Block B Known as Dasher's survey, containing once acre each..." Lot 1, 4. Range 2. Block B.

• Virgil F. Dasher to Albert Converse. 8 April 1871. "Known and distinguished in the plan of said town as lot number One and is in East Valdosta Block B Dasher's Survey containing one acre each more or less." Lot 1. Block B.

• James A. Dasher Sr to Kelly Moseley. 7 September 1871. "Known and distinguished in the plan of said town as number six second range Dasher's Survey containing one half acre." Lot 6. Range 2.

• Albert Converse to Mrs. Sarah Lanier 13 November 1872. "Known and distinguished in the plan of said town as as lots number One (1) and Two (2) in East Valdosta known as Block B Dasher's survey containing each one acre more or less." Lot 1, 2. Block B.

• Virgil F. Dasher to Rachel McDougal and John McDougal. "Known and distinguished in the plan of said town as lots number seven (7) and eight (8) Dasher's survey containing one and one half acre." Lot 7, 8. 

• James B. Spivey to M. C. Dodson. 4 December 1873. "Being on the east Side of Valdosta South of the Atlantic and Gulf R R known and distinguished as no. three (3) in the second range block no 5. Containing once acre." Lot 3. Block 5. Range 2.

• Virgil F. Dasher to Frederick Mechanic. 12 December 1874. "Known and distinguished as lot number two (2) Range Two (2) Dasher's Survey East Valdosta, containing once acre more or less." Lot 2. Range 2.

• James A. Dasher Sr to Remer Young Lane. 17 May 1876. "Being in the South East corner of Lot number Seventy Seven (77) in the Eleventh District of Lowndes County Georgia containing one hundred acres more or less the boundaries commencing at the South East Corner and following the land line to the public road then follows the South Side to the run of the branch then down the branch to where it intersects the Dukes Branch and down Dukes Branch to the original land line."

• James A. Dasher Sr to Benjamin P. Jones. 31 January 1877. "Known and distinguished in the plan of said town of Valdosta in County of Lowndes and known as the late residence of the said James A. Dasher Sr and distinguished in the plan of said town as lots numbers ________ in range number ______ Dasher's survey East Valdosta and containing in the aggregate four acres..."

• James B. Spivey to Miles Cason and Jacob Thompson. "Below the railroad on the street leading into Statenville Public Road being on and bounded on the west by said Street, bounded on the east east by lands of N. E. Fry, bounded on the North by land owned by George Jones and bounded on the South also by said Statenville public road... containing one fourth of an acre more or less."

• Sarah Lanier to Benjamin W. Bentley. 2 January 1880. "Known and distinguished in the plan of said town as as lots number One (1) and Two (2) in East Valdosta known as Block B Dasher's survey containing each one acre more or less." Lot 1, 2. Block B.

• Barnabas Levi Stephens to Simeon B. Lester. 21 January 1880. "Lot number two (2) in range one (1) Dasher's survey... known as the Jim Seward Place. Containing one half acre more or less."

• Barnabas Levi Stephens to William J. Rogers. 7 April 1880. "Lot number three (3) in range two (2) East Valdosta Dashers Survey lying adjoining to and north of the lot known as Fred Mechanic place containing one half acre more or less."

The land owned by Henry Burroughs Holliday, father John "Doc" Holliday, would have also been part of the Dasher Survey south of the railroad. The deed between James A. Dasher to Henry B. Holliday or to Stephen Martin (Henry B. Holliday's father-in-law) has not been found. There appears to have been some type of lawsuit between James A. Dasher and Henry B. Holliday at some point. The exact boundaries from the early deeds are vague, but they can be construed from the boundaries of later deeds.

• Henry B. Holliday (Sheriff sale) to Stephen Martin. 4 July 1871. "Sod as the property of Henry B. Holliday under & by virtue of an execution issued from the Superior Court... in favor James A. Dasher Sr afterwards transferred to Byrd Hightower against said Henry B. Holliday... beginning ah the corner of H. B. Holliday's fence and running east one thousand and fifty feet east with the Rail Road thence South Four Hundred and twenty feet thence one thousand and fifty west, then four hundred and twenty feet to the beginning."

• Stephen Martin to Henry B. Holliday. 12 February 1875. "Beginning at the corner of H. B. Holliday's place and running east one thousand and fifty feet east with the Rail Road thence South four hundred and twenty feet thence one thousand and fifty feet West thence four hundred and twenty feet to the beginning corner, except the once acre house occupied by the said H. B. Holliday and his wife Rachel Holliday. The said house and out buildings on the acre on the northwest corner of said land having been deeded this day to Rachel Holliday."

• Rachel Holliday to Taylor Boyd and Mitchell Boyd. 2 June 1878. "Commencing at the southwest corner of Peter McLeod's lot on Troup Street and running south eighty five (85) feet thence east one hundred and seventy (170) feet thence north eighty five (85) feet thence west one hundred and seventy (170) feet to the beginning.

• Henry B. Holliday to Joseph Stump. 30 June 1885. "Commencing at the North East corner of Mrs. Rachel Holliday's lot on Savannah Avenue and running east one hundred and five feet thence South two hundred and ten feet, thence west one Hundred and five feet thence North two hundred and ten feet to the beginning corner."

• Rachel Holliday to Peter McLeod. 14 March 1887. "Being and fronting Troup Street in the town of Valdosta described as follows commencing at the North West Corner of Taylor and Mitchell Boyd's lot and running north ninety five feet thence east two hundred and three feet thence south ninety feet thence west forty feet thence South five feet thence west one hundred and seventy feet to the beginning.

• Henry B. Holliday to Charles H. Paine. 20 August 1887. "Commencing at the North East corner of the lot bought by said C. H Paine of J. H. Stump and running east seventy feet (75) thence south two hundred and ten (210) feet thence west seventy five feet (75) thence north two hundred and ten (210) feet to the beginning corner."

Hightower Survey:

All lots of land in this survey are part of land lot 31 in LD 11.

• Byrd Hightower to Samuel L. Varnedoe. 13 January 1874. "Lying in the northeast corner of said lot known as division no .

• Byrd Hightower to Mary Ann Wooding. 6 December 1876. "Containing seventy five acres... commencing at the corner of lands owned by S. L. Varnedoe and running north and adjoining said Varnedoe to when it sticks land owned by Albert Converse the line running west with the fence until it sticks the Branch west of the field known as the Hinson Old Field and thence in a southerly direction with said Branch with a few steps of the above named road and thence in a southwesterly direction to the line between lots of land no sixteen and thirty one, and following said line until it sticks the line dividing said lot of land No thirty one east and west and following said line east until meeting with lands owned by Benjamin L. Wooding and thence north again to the said Troupville Road a starting point."

• Byrd Hightower to Charlotte Robinson. 27 December 1880. "Bounded as follows on the North by the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway right of way, on the east by lands of Rachel Jackson, and on the ???? and West by lands of Dan Platt, said describing lot number 5 as in survey made by V. F. Dasher."

• Byrd Hightower to Hannah Simpson. 27 December 1880. "Lot number two and the east half of lot number three (3) range one (1), and the east half of lot number four (4) and lot number five (5) in range two (2), and lot number one (1) in range three (3) of V. F. Dasher's survey."

• Byrd Hightower to Peter Manyer. "Commencing at a point on the Valdosta and Rocky Ford Road at the northwest corner of a lot laid off for William Muse, running South about twenty yards, thence west, about one hundred yards, thence north to the said Valdosta and Rocky Ford Road, thence east along said road to the starting point, distinguished as a lot number four (4) in range three (3) of Dasher's survey."

• Byrd Hightower to Lyman Muse. 7 October 1882. "Lot number four (4) in range four (4) of V. F. Dasher's survey. ... said lot number four (4) lying north of Rocky Ford Road containing two acres more or less."

• Byrd Hightower to Simon Cook. 2 December 1882. "Known as lot number five (5) in range four (4) of Dasher's survey."

• Byrd Hightower to Lona Williams. 16 October 1883. "Lot number two (2) in range four (4) of Dasher's survey... bounded on the East by lands of Lucy Wilson on the south by the Valdosta and Rocky Ford Road, on the West by lands of Sims Muse, and north by lands of said Byrd Hightower."

• Byrd Hightower to Robert Robinson. 16 April 1885. "bounded as follows on the south by the Valdosta and Rocky Ford Road on the East by lot number six (6) in range four (4) of Dasher's survey... being lands of S. Brown and on the north and west by a certain pond and pond drain the line to run into said Pond and drain as far as the large timbers spans, containing four (4) acres more or less."

• Byrd Hightower to Samuel Simpson, Elisha Gowens, Elymer H Muse, Daniel Hall, Newton McBridge, Abram Bowen, Dennis Williams, Queen Henley, Rachel Homer, Mack Chandler, Bill Williams, and Richard Hilliard. 26 November 1885. "Bounded as follows, commencing at a certain stake on the west original line of said lot running north said original land line two hundred and ten feet to a stake, thence east two hundred and ten feet to a stake thence south two hundred and ten feet to a stake, thence west two hundred and ten feet to the starting point said once acre tract found near the center of original land line." [This is the deed establishing Beck Street Cemetery].

Tom Town:

One of the earliest inhabitants of town was a Freedman named Benjamin Greene. The deed from Thomas J. Kirk to him has not been found. The deeds from Thomas J. Kirk to Margaret E. Myddleton and Sallie V. Peeples seem to have some errors in them. The north line of LL 78. LD 11 might have been affected by poor surveying in the 1820s and was later adjusted.

• Thomas J. Kirk to Margaret E. Myddleton. "Commencing at the North West corner of said lot to the northwest corner of the lot owned and occupied by S. B. Lester, thence East along the North line of said Lester and M. H. Rogers to a point South of east corner of fence enclosing the present residence of the said Mrs. M. E. Myddleton thence north to the southwest corner of the lands of Mrs. S. V. Peeples, thence along the west line of the lands of said Mrs. S. V. Peeples and Ben Green to the north line of said lot (78) thence west along said north line to the starting point... containing seventy four acres more or less."

• Thomas J. Kirk to Sallie V. Peeples. 25 August 1875. "Containing Forty Eight 9/100ths acres more or less described as follows commencing at a lightwood stump on the East Side of the Public road leading from Valdosta to Mill Town near Mr. Jonathan Ashley's then along the East side of said road to the North line of said lot of land thence along the said north line west 22 chains and 10 links to the corner of Ben Green's lot thence South 3 chains and 89 links thence West 6 chains and 26 links, thence South 2 degrees East 16 chains and 71 links. Thence East to the starting point containing the aforesaid acres more or less."

• Margaret E. Myddleton to Ruth Golden. 25 March 1881. "Five acres... Commencing at a point 420 feet south from the SW corner of land that the said M. E. Myddleton deeded to H. C. Peeples and running south 210 feet then east 1050 feet thence north 210 feet, thence west 1050 feet. Bounded on west by lands of C. O. Force, south by lands of M. E. Myddleton, East by lands of Benjamin Green (bought of James T. Kirk and north by ten acres owned by M. E. Myddleton."

• Margaret E. Myddleton to Martha Ann Simmons. 20 February 1882. "Beginning at the southwest corner of land sold to H C Peeples by said party of the first part and running east five acres thence south once acre to Ruth Golden's land, thence west along Ruth Golden's land five acres, thence North one acres to starting point.

• Margaret E. Myddleton to Dicey Smith. 12 April 1882. "Five acres.... lying between a parcel of five acres of land owned by Ruth Golden and five acres owned by Thomas Simmons, both of said five acres deeded by said party of the first part bounded on north by Thomas Simmons, on east by Ben Green's land, on the south by Ruth Golding, west by lands of C. O. Force."