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
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

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 ($).

Marriages
1827-1849; 1885-1886 Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * 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

Death

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * 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