Welcome to the Coweta County Genealogical Society
If you are involved in family or historical research in Coweta County and surrounding areas. Let us know how we can help you, our support staff personnel are knowledgeable of events and vanishing locations.
Public meetings are held on the third Saturday of March, June, September, and December beginning at 1:30 pm at our research library in Newnan, Ga. For the latest news and updates of the Coweta County Genealogical Society, see our current events! For information concerning other events or venues located in Coweta County, please visit the Coweta County Convention & Visitors Bureau. We are glad you dropped by to visit. Browse through our website or come to visit us in person!
Research Library
Our research library is home to a large inventory of historical and genealogical books and publications. It contains books and publications from most if not all of the fifty states.
We have many surname books, family history compilations, family folders, historical newspapers, military books and index publications, and miscellaneous historical and reference books, magazines and pamphlets.
Membership
Membership is offered to all who are dedicated to preserving historical and genealogical records and to anyone interested in researching their history.
Members interest is not restricted to Coweta County history and ancestry. Our research is varied and covers all locales.
Location
The Coweta County Genealogical and Historical Research Library is located in Newnan, Georgia at:
8 Carmichael St. Newnan, Georgia
Hours
Wednesday - Saturday - 10 am to 4 pm.
From Our Blog
WWII Military Veterans Being Honored By Local Veterans’ Organizations
Our very longtime CCGS member, Mr. Bill Lowry of Grantville, GA will be among others honored for their military service during World War II by The Georgia Department of Veterans Services and our Coweta VFW and American Legion. WHEN: Saturday, May 11th, at 12:30 pm WHERE: Legion 57 Coweta Veterans Club 130 Veterans Club Road […]
Eagle Scout Project Identifies Locations of Cemeteries in Sharpsburg, Georgia
Boy Scout Sam Folsom from Troop 57 Heatherwood Baptist Church recently completed his Eagle Scout Project. The project was to locate cemeteries in Sharpsburg, GA, identify GPS coordinates, and road directions. The beneficiary of this work is the Coweta County Genealogical Society. This information will be used to update the society’s cemetery books. Family researchers […]