Coweta County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the Koweta Indians (a sub-group of the Creek people). The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Coweta County Courthouse 200 Court Square Newnan, GA 30263 Phone: 770-254-2690 Coweta County Website Probate Court has birth and death records from 1919, marriage and probate records from 1828. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1828.

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:

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Funeral Homes

 * Higgins Hillcrest Chapel in Newnan
 * McKoon Funeral Home and Crematory in Newnan
 * Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home, Inc. in Newnan
 * Sellers-Smith Funeral Home in Newnan

Land and Property 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

Local Histories

 * Jones, Mary G. Coweta County Chronicles for One Hundred Years: With an Account of the Indians from Whom the Land was Acquired, and Some Historical Papers Relating to Its Acquisition by Georgia, with Lineage Pages. Atlanta, Ga.: Stein Print. Co., 1928. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's) (Confederate), Company A
 * - 7th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 19th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 41st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies D and A
 * - 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies D and G
 * - 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and I


 * Anderson, W. U. 1977. A history of Coweta County from 1825 to 1880. Newnan, Georgia: Newnan-Coweta Historical Society. (page 34-40) Internet Archive

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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 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 — How to Use this Collection

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 & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1826-1966 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Coweta County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1827-1847, 1849-1885, 1885-1910 Wills 1827-1847; 1849-1885; 1885-1910 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1828-1848 Index to Will Bk A 1828-1848 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1837-1843 Index to Annual Returns Bk B 1837-1843 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1848-1892 Index to Will Bk B 1848-1892 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1901-1931 (*); Georgia. Superior Court (Coweta County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

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 — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection

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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
 * 1827-1849; 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1827-1871 Coweta County Marriage Index 1827-1871. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1852-1872 Coweta County Marriage Index 1852-1872. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1872-1878 Coweta County Marriage Index 1872-1878. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1873-1884 Coweta County Marriage Index 1873-1884. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1884-1895 Coweta County Marriage Index 1884-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1888-1895 Coweta County Marriage Index 1888-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1827-1849 Coweta County Marriages (images); 1885-1886 (from newspapers). Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death

 * 1870-1960  at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Use this Collection
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection
 * 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 — How to Use this Collection
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Family History Centers

 * Newnan Georgia Family History Center

Societies
Coweta County Genealogical Society Mailing Address: PO Box 1014 Newnan, GA 30264 Address: 8 Carmichael Street Newnan, Georgia 30263 Phone: 470-215-1966, or Helen 770-253-9530 Email: [mailto:info@ccgsinc.org info@ccgsinc.org] Coweta County Genealogical Society Coweta County Genealogical Society Facebook

Newnan-Coweta Historical Society Mailing Address: PO Box 1001 Newnan, GA 30264 Address: 74 Jackson Street Newnan, GA 30263 Phone: 770-251-0207 Email: [mailto:executivedirector@newnancowetahistoricalsociety.com executivedirector@newnancowetahistoricalsociety.com] Newnan-Coweta Historical Society Newnan-Coweta Historical Society Facebook

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Coweta County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Coweta County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * 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