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Newton County

Website: 
http://www.co.newton.ga.us/
Profile
Incorporated Date: 
November 30, 1858
Population: 
98,542
Total Area: 
276.4 sq mi
Contact Information
1124 Clark St.
Covington, GA 30014
Phone Number: 
(678) 625-1202
Fax Number: 
(678) 625-5099

Newton County is made up of parts of Henry, Jasper and Walton counties and dates to 1821. Its name honors Sergeant John Newton, a companion of the Revolutionary War hero William Jasper. Covington, the county seat, is named for Patriot General Leonard Covington. Newton was the first county in the United States to give public school students free transportation, the idea of School Commissioner G. C. Adams in 1893. Adams also founded the first 4-H Club.