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United States 
Georgia Newton County
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County Courthouse
Newton County Courthouse
113 Usher Street
Covington, GA 30014
Phone: 770.784.2000
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and
land records from 1822 and miltiary records
from 1917[1]
History
Parent County
1821--Newton County was created 24 December 1821 from Henry, Jasper and Walton Counties.
County seat: Covington [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1883 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Genealogy
- G. H. P. Noah Phillips of Newton County, GA. and Litchfield, Conn. His Ancestors and Descendants. Covington, Georgia. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- G. H. P. Noah Phillips of Newton County, GA. and Litchfield, Conn. His Ancestors and Descendants. Covington, Georgia. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages from newspapers Georgia Pioneers
Military
Newspapers
Probate
- 1823-1871 - Newton County, Georgia Will Testators Index (Vols. 1-2) at SamPubCo - free.
- Wills, Book A, 1820-1851 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
- Wills, Book B, 1851-1870 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
- Wills, Book C, 1871-1896 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
- 1823-1871 - Newton County, Georgia Will Testators Index (Vols. 1-2) at SamPubCo - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
- Births 1888-1904 Georgia Pioneers
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Newton County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Georgia Pioneers Pioneers
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Newton County, Georgia. Page 159 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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