Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Newnan (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Newnan. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Newnan ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Newnan was referred to as Newnan Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Newnan. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newnan.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Newnan is located in Coweta County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coweta County: Carroll, Fayette, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Spalding & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Newnan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newnan:
- Coweta County (The home county of Newnan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- East Newnan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Smokey Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Sargent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Turin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Senoia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Haralson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roopville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Tyus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Driskolls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hart Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Bowdon Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Clayton Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Kings Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Riverdale Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
- Windermere Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Dartmouth Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Fox Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Riverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Oak Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Bonanza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Cobb County
- Knox Springs Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Hannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Ephesus Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Springwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Winston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blair Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Douglasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Villa Rica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeland Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Peachtree City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Tyrone Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamptons Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Fayette Villa Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Foreston Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- McIntosh Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Winterthur Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin Farms
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rivertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fife
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Creek Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Union City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- South Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pontevedra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Morgan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Centralhatchee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Roosterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Yates Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Frolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ephesus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Luthersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Edman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Carrolls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Williamson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Molena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Esmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunny Side
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Hogansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brays Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Asta Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Graysons Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Louise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Whitfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mountville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sunny Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- LaGrange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Sewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Graham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newnan, see our County-by-County Page for Newnan.
Cemeteries Near Newnan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newnan.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Newnan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newnan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Westview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leigh - Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eastview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Powell Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (549 more) ...
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newnan had a population of 2,859 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newnan had a population of 42,885 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newnan, with the one closest to Newnan listed first.
- Sargent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Roscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roscoe is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Handy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Handy is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Grantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Turin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Banning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Banning is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Enon Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Enon Grove is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Grove
- Luthersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Rico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newnan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newnan.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Newnan ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newnan.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newnan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newnan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newnan.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Newnan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Newnan:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Coweta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Henry County
- Meriwether County
- Pike County
- Spalding County
- Troup County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Newnan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newnan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |