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Coweta County, Georgia
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Coweta County, Georgia Facts
When was Coweta County, GA Created?
Coweta County was established on June 9, 1825 from Creek lands ceded in 1825 in the treaty of Indian Springs and Creek Cessions of 1826. (portions of Coweta County were used to create Campbell County (1828) and Heard County (1830)).
What is the County Seat of Coweta County, GA?
The County Seat is located in Newnan and in the current county government website is www.coweta.ga.us.
What counties are adjacent to Coweta County, GA?
Bordering Counties are Fulton County (norteast), Fayette County, Spalding County, Meriwether County, Troup County, Heard County, Carroll County.
Coweta County, GA Vital Records
Where can find Coweta County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Coweta County vital records can be found at the Georgia Department of Health which has copies for copies of birth and death records since Jan 1919, copies of marriage since June 9, 1952 to 1996 and a Divorce records index since June 9, 1952. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Georgia for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Coweta County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also order Order Electronically Online or you can download an application for copies of Coweta Co. Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate or Death Certificates to mail.
The Coweta County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait. Contact the Clerk of Superior Court for Divorce Records and the Probate Judge for Marriage Records.
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- Social Security Death Index
- USGenweb Archives Georgia Marriage Project
- Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960
- Marriage Records from Microfilm
- Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944
- Georgia Marriages to 1850
- Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900
- Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967
- Georgia Death Certificates, 1919-1927
- Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates, 1928-1930
- Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927
- Georgia Deaths, 1928-1930
- Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998
- Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
- Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927
Coweta County, GA Census Records
What Coweta County, GA census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Coweta County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Coweta County Slave Schedules can be obtained for 1850 & 1860. Coweta County Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Coweta County Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Coweta County Union Veterans Schedules can be obtained for 1890.
You can find free down-loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Georgia Census Records Research Guide
Coweta County, GA Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Coweta County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Coweta County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Georgia courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Georgia residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Coweta County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Georgia Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Coweta County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 22 East Broad Street, Newnan, Georgia, 30263
- Phone: (770) 254-2601
- A Look at the History of Coweta Co. Courthouse in Georgia
- Coweta County Clerk of Superior Court
- Phone: (770) 254-2695
- Land Records: 1827
- Court Records: 1828
- Coweta County Clerk of Probate Court
- Address: 200 Court Square, Newnan, Georgia 30263
- Phone: 770-254-2640
- Marriage Records: 1828
- Probate Records: 1828
- Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
- County Tax Digests
- County Records Microfilm Index
- Inventory of the county archives of Georgia
- BLM Land Records
Coweta County, GA Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Coweta County, GA?
A list of Coweta County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Georgia Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies.
- The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society, P.O. Box 1001, Newnan, GA 30264; (770) 251-0207
- Coweta County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1014, Newnan, GA 30264
- Georgia State Archives – 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260; 678.364.3700
- Georgia Historical Society, 501 Whitaker Street, Savannah, GA 31401
- Georgia Genealogical Society , P.O. Box 54574, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-0575
Where can I connect with other Coweta County, GA Researchers through message boards and forums?
- Georgia Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Georgia State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Coweta County, Georgia Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Coweta County
- Coweta County, Georgia Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Coweta County, GA?
The following links to Genealogy Resources associated to Coweta County. These links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a cost. This is basically a list that has been gathered or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site above another.
Facts for Coweta Co. GA Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Georgia Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Georgia historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 – 1997) (genealogybank.com)
- Coweta County, Georgia Books (amazon.com)
- Coweta County Newspapers (usgwarchives.net)
- Search Georgia Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Coweta County Obituaries (usgwarchives.net)
Facts for Coweta Co. GA Cemeteries & Church Records
- Coweta Co., Georgia Graves (findagrave.com)
- Coweta County Cemeteries (usgwarchives.net)
- Coweta County Tombstone Photos (usgwarchives.net)
- Coweta County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Coweta Co., Georgia Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Coweta Co., Georgia Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Coweta County Church Records (usgwarchives.net)
- Coweta County Bibles (usgwarchives.net)
- Coweta County, Georgia Church Books (amazon.com)
Facts for Coweta Co. GA Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- County Biographies (usgwarchives.net)
- Dr. John Henry Jordan (karenjordanwrites.com), the first African-American doctor in Coweta County, Georgia
- County Photos (usgwarchives.net)
Facts for Coweta Co. GA General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Georgia
- Coweta County Georgia (genealogytrails.com)
- Coweta County chronicles for one hundred years : with an account of the Indians from whom the land was acquired, and some histo (search.ancestry.com)
- Coweta County, Georgia Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Coweta County, Georgia Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Coweta Co. GA Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Georgia Virtual Vault (sos.state.ga.us)
- Coweta County, Georgia History (usgwarchives.net)
- Coweta County, Georgia (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Georgia – Counties – Coweta (cyndislist.com)
- Coweta County, GA History (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)
- Coweta Co. GAGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Coweta County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- View Index of Counties and Equivalents
- Coweta County USGenWeb Archives Project (usgwarchives.net)
- Coweta Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Facts for Coweta Co. GA Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Georgia Links and Information
- Coweta County D.O.T. MAP
- County Maps (sos.state.ga.us)
- Historical Maps of Coweta County (georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu)
- 1895 Coweta County Map (livgenmi.com)
Facts for Coweta Co. GA Military Records
- Georgia Military Records Research Guide
- Coweta County Military Records (usgwarchives.net)
- Georgia Military Records (Fold3.com)