Newton County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Newton County

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

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 ($).

Probate Records

 * 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

Birth

 * Births 1888-1904 Georgia Pioneers

Marriage

 * 1822-1867 - Newton County Marriage Index 1822-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850-1865 - Newton County Marriage Index 1850-1865. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1852-1869 - Newton County Marriage Index 1852-1869. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866-1875 - Newton County Marriage Index 1866-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1894 - Newton County Marriage Index 1874-1894. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1894-1895 - Newton County Marriage Index 1894-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * Marriages from newspapers, 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * 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 Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers