Newton County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Newton County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Sgt. John Newton. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Newton County Courthouse 113 Usher Street Covington, GA 30014 Phone: 770-784-2000 Newton County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1822 and military records from 1917.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * My Bishop Family at Rootsweb
 * Newton County Bible Records at Google Books
 * Newton County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project- Georgia

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1822-1863 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1822-1904 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1838-1851 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1841-1874 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1864-1903 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Caldwell and Cowan Funeral Home in Covington
 * J. C. Harwell and Son Funeral Home and Cremation Chapel in Covington
 * Jefferson Mortuary Service, LLC in Covington
 * Lester Lacey and Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Covington
 * Peachtree Cremation Services in Covington
 * Southern Cremations and Funerals in Covington
 * Wheeler Funeral and Cremation Services in Covington
 * Young-Levitt Funeral Home in Covington

Genealogies

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

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and F
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and E
 * - 66th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C


 * Bowen, Rhoda Anne, and Freda R. Turner. 1992. Georgia confederate soldier obituaries: Henry, Newton, and Rockdale counties, 1879-1943. Alpharetta, GA: WH Wolfe Associates.
 * Newton County Historical Society (Georgia). 1988. A History of Newton County, Georgia. Covington, Georgia: Newton County Historical Society (GA). (page 235-281)
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Newton County). 1963. Confederate roster, 1861-1865; Confederate pension rolls, 1890-1929. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Georgia. 1963. Inferior Court minutes, sitting for County purposes, 1841-1874. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. (United States, Georgia, Newton -- Military records -- Civil War, 1861-1865.)

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1856-1909 at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1771-1896 Names of Families in Newton County Genealogy Resources, Wills, Estates, Marriages, Births at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1822-1902 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1822-1963 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1823-1936 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1823-1971 Newton County, Georgia Will Records at SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1851-1905 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1902 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1954 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1856-1959 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1896-1961 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1888-1904 Births 1888-1904 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry— index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1822-1867 Newton County Marriage Index 1822-1867. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1824-1850 Marriages 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1850-1865 Newton County Marriage Index 1850-1865. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1869 Newton County Marriage Index 1852-1869. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1875 Newton County Marriage Index 1866-1875. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1874-1894 Newton County Marriage Index 1874-1894. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1886 Marriages from newspapers, 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1894-1895 Newton County Marriage Index 1894-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Archives
Georgia Archives University System of Georgia 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3700 Website Facebook

Societies
East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680-0117 Email: [mailto:gaeggs@yahoo.com gaeggs@yahoo.com] Website Facebook Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Email: [mailto:publicity@gagensociety.org publicity@gagensociety.org] Website Facebook Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 912-651-2125, 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:webmaster@georgiahistory.com webmaster@georgiahistory.com] Website Facebook Newton County Historical Society 2100 Washington Street PO Box 2415 Covington, GA 30210 678-618-3707 Facebook Oxford Historical Society PO Box 245 Oxford, GA 30054 678-532-7811 Email: [mailto:oldchurchoxford@gmail.com oldchurchoxford@gmail.com ] Website Website Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Newton County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records