Newton County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Newton County

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

Parent County
1821--Newton County was created 24 December 1821 from Henry, Jasper and Walton Counties. County seat: Covington

Record Loss
1883 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Butts
 * Henry
 * Jasper
 * Morgan
 * Rockdale
 * Walton

Genealogy

 * G. H. P. Noah Phillips of Newton County, GA. and Litchfield, Conn. His Ancestors and Descendants. Covington, Georgia. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages from newspapers Georgia Pioneers

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

Vital Records

 * Births 1888-1904 Georgia Pioneers

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS 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.
 * Newton County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Pioneers