Coweta County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Coweta County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and 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 Coweta County Courthouse 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. Clerk of Superior Court 72 Greenville Street P.O. Box 943 (30264) Newnan, GA 30263 Phone: (770) 254-2690 Coweta County Court Clerk's Webpage Probate Court of Coweta County 200 Court Square Suite 1 Newnan, GA 30263 Phone: (770) 254-2640

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Carroll County • Fayette County • Fulton County • Heard County • Meriwether County • Spalding County • Troup County

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)

Military

 * Georgia Military - 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)


 * - 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
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Anderson, W. U. 1977. A history of Coweta County from 1825 to 1880. Newnan, Georgia: Newnan-Coweta Historical Society. (page 34-40) {{FHL|103278|item|disp=975.8423 H2a also Film 6003707} INTERNET ARCHIVE

Newspapers
Newspapers Extracts and Abstracts

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 - at FamilySearch.org images


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

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 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 Records

 * 1859-60, 1879-80 - Mortality Schedules at Ancestry $
 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Coweta County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1014 Newnan 30264

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 Coweta County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Coweta County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers