Coweta County, Georgia Genealogy

United States   Georgia    Coweta County

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

County Courthouse
Coweta County Courthouse 200 Court Square Newnan, GA 30263 Phone: 770.254.2690 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.

Parent County
1826--Coweta County was created 11 December 1826 from Creek Indian Lands. County seat: Newnan

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Carroll
 * Fayette
 * Fulton
 * Heard
 * Meriwether
 * Spalding
 * Troup

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

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records

 * Wills 1827-1847; 1849-1885; 1885-1910 (abstracts)Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Bk A 1828-1848 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Bk B 1848-1892 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Annual Returns Bk B 1837-1843 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1827-1849; 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers


 * 1827-1871 - Coweta County Marriage Index 1827-1871. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1852-1872 - Coweta County Marriage Index 1852-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1872-1878 - Coweta County Marriage Index 1872-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873-1884 - Coweta County Marriage Index 1873-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1895 - Coweta County Marriage Index 1884-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1888-1895 - Coweta County Marriage Index 1888-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1859-60, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry ($).

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Coweta County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Coweta County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers