Headnote
NEWTON COUNTY, situated In the central part of Georgia. Area, 460 square miles. Seat of justice, Covington. Pop. in 1840, 11,628; in 1850, 13,296. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Georgia

Newton County, Georgia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
NEWTON COUNTY, situated In the central part of Georgia. Area, 460 square miles. Seat of justice, Covington. Pop. in 1840, 11,628; in 1850, 13,296.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 253.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Covington, GA City or Town
Oxford, GA City or Town
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