cemeteries

=African-American Cemeteries in Newton County, Georgia=

Historically African-American Cemeteries in Newton County include:


 * Covington City Cemetery. The historically African American section was sometimes called the Covington "Colored Cemetery" (also called the "Old Cemetery") from East street to Legion branch.
 * Westside Cemetery. Covington, (Once called the "New Cemetery", see the Deed books in the city Hall
 * Flat Shoals Cemetery (Hwy 162)
 * Gaithers Cemetery
 * Graves cemetery, off of 278.
 * Johnson Cemetery
 * Macedonia Church Cemetery
 * Montgomery Cemetery .(east Newton Co.)
 * Lackey Cemetery Lackey Rd. off Hwy 36
 * Liberty Cemetery, Poterdale,Ga Hwy. 162 & Hwy 81.
 * [|Oxford cemetery]. (primarily the northern and western sections)
 * Union Spring Baptist Church (Rutledge/Adsboro, Morgan County) Contains: Goss family plot


 * Other Cemeteries in the region:**


 * [|Georgia African-American Cemeteries]
 * [|Newton County Cemeteries: transcriptions]

//For more information about the African-American Historical Association of Newton County, or to share information about the county's African-American history, please contact the association president Mr. Forrest Sawyer, Jr. (770) 788-0792.// //forrestsawyer1@gmail.com//