Coweta County, Georgia Records

Coweta County, Georgia (Map It) was created 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). Coweta County was named in honor of Coweta tribe of the Creek Nation and their village near Columbus.

Coweta County is bordered by Fulton County (norteast), Fayette County (east), Spalding County, Meriwether County (south), Troup County (southwest), Heard County (west), Carroll County (northwest).

A Map of Coweta County, Georgia contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Coweta County, Georgia Courthouse Records

The Coweta County Courthouse is located in Newnan, Georgia.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Coweta county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• History of Baker County, Georgia Courthouse
• Coweta County Clerk of Superior Court has Land Records from 1827 and Court Records from 1828. The County Clerk of Superior Court has jurisdiction over cases for title to land and equity, felony cases, adoptions, divorces, child support and custody enforcement. The clerk also is tasked with recording deeds and maintaining the chain of title to all property in the county. Be aware that Lands were given to Georgia citizens by lotteries for the years 1820, 1821, 1827, 1832, 1832 (Gold), 1833.
• Coweta County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1828 and Probate Records from 1828.The County Clerk of Probate Court responsibilities include legal proceedings forh Wills, Estates, Guardianships of minor children, Involuntary Committals Hearings, Issuance of Marriage License, ect.. The county probate judge's office is the office where the most valuable genealogical records are created and maintained in the state of Georgia.
• Coweta County Tax Digests are records scanned from microfilm in the Georgia Archives.
• 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.

Coweta County, Georgia Census Records

• Learn More: State of Georgia Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Georgia Census Substitutes 1790-1890
• State Population Schedules: 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Coweta County, Georgia Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Georgia Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1919 to present.
• Marriage Records: from June 9, 1952 to present.
• Divorce Records: None. Contact the County Clerk of Superior Court.
• Locations: Georgia Division of Public Health, Vital Records, 2600 Skyland Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; (404) 679-4702
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.

Coweta County, Georgia Resources

• The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society
• Coweta County Genealogical Society
• Coweta County, Georgia Message Boards

Coweta County, Georgia External Links

• Georgia Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Coweta County, Georgia Books - Amazon
• Coweta Co., Georgia - FindaGrave
• Georgia Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Georgia Virtual Vault - historical documents, from 1733 to the present
• Coweta County, Georgia Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Georgia (1752 - 1997)
• Coweta County, GA History
• Coweta Co. GAGenweb
• Coweta County Historical Chronology
• Coweta County, Georgia Ancestry Database Collections
• Historical Maps of Coweta County
• Coweta County, Georgia Military Records