Newton County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Newton County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and 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

Clerk of Superior Court 1132 Usher St., Rm 338 Covington, GA 30014 Phone: (770) 784-2035 Fax: (770) 385-8930

Probate Court of Newton County 1132 Usher Street, Room 148 Covington, GA 30014 Phone: (770) 784-2045

Parent County
1821--Newton County was created 24 December 1821 from Henry, Jasper and Walton Counties. County seat: Covington

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
1883. The courthouse at Covington burned 31 December 1883. A few old tax books and court records burned, but citizens carried most county records to safety.

Neighboring Counties
Butts County • Henry County • Jasper County • Morgan County • Rockdale County • Walton County

Genealogy

 * G. H. P. Noah Phillips of Newton County, GA. and Litchfield, Conn. His Ancestors and Descendants. Covington, Georgia. 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)


 * - 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
 * - The USGenWeb Archives Project - Georgia


 * 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.)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742 - 1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1823 - 1971 - Newton County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1742 - 1990 - at FamilySearch images
 * 1820 - 1851 - Wills, Book A (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1851 - 1870 - Wills, Book B (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1771 - 1896 - Wills, Book C (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Birth

 * 1888 - 1904 Births 1888-1904 Georgia Pioneers $

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
 * 1824 - 1850 - Marriages 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 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.


 * 1885 - 1886 - Marriages from newspapers, 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers $

Death Records

 * 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
Newton County Historical Society 2100 Washington Street PO Box 2415 Covington, GA 30210 Website

East Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Newton 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.
 * Newton County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
 * Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers