I would say that most of the roads I am studying fall into this category;
they were likely developed as the hollows and hills were settled in the
mid-late nineteenth century, taken care of by the users, and never 'given'
to the state.  Deed language rarely mentions any ROW or easements concerning
the roads.  The roads are certainly there--I've seen them--but the
documentation is a bit rarer.

Thank you to everyone who has pitched in with suggestions.  I will keep you
abreast of the most applicable records and my eventual conclusions.

Best,

Andrew

On 9/20/06, Byrd, Deborah <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Mr. Deci, could many of these road have been used by the public over the
> years and not been claimed by public road agencies, and therefore not on
> any
> official county, or state road map?  this is the case many old county
> "woods
> roads in the mountains of Georgia even today.  Old public roads that no
> public road agency claims.  They are kept up more or less by the people
> who
> use them or live along them.  They will only show up in deed language or
> in
> a deed plat, or as historial remains on the ground.
>
> Deborah Byrd
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