About Newnan and Coweta County
It is often said that there is just something special about Coweta County. Offering superior location, a multitude of recreation facilities, a highly advanced technological infrastructure, and a vibrant cultural life, Coweta County truly offers a high quality lifestyle to its residents.
Newnan is an ideal blend of a Civil War past and high-tech future. Only a 30 minute drive from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Newnan is in a prime location. Newnan's beautiful historical neighborhoods, horse farms, and lake properties truly set it apart from Atlanta's other surrounding towns. Newnan has amazingly maintained its small town feel, yet has a high speed infrastructure that has it wired for the future. These exceptional qualities attract not only families, but singles and retirees, and have Newnan poised for a prosperous future.
A Brief History of Newnan
Known as the "City of Homes", Newnan was first settled in the 1820s and by the 1830s, business in the area was booming. The town is named for General Daniel Newnan, State Adjunct General, Secretary of State and U.S. Congressman. Until the Civil War, agriculture was the area's primary economic force. However, in the area of the historic Courthouse Square, general merchandise stores, saloons, hotels, doctors, lawyers, a post office, and a tailor also prospered.
Unlike many of Georgia's small towns, Newnan has remained relatively intact. Much of the city was spared the ravages of the Civil War, due to its use as a hospital site by both Union and Confederate troops. As a result, many of the antebellum and victorian homes in the city escaped damage, and the area quickly rebounded after the war.
Newnan is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was selected as a Georgia Main Street City in 1986. The Main Street Program was created for revitalizing small town communities and their downtown commercial district. Newnan's commercial district is comprised of over 100 buildings, most of which were built in the late 1800s. Both the Courthouse and the Commercial Court Square District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architectural integrity.
Newnan, with a current population of just over 16,000, continuously works to maintain its quality of life, economic prosperity, and historic trust. For complete demographic information on the city of Newnan, visit The U.S. Census Bureau.
Schools
The Coweta County School System is superb, and features outstanding programs and services. Excellent art, music, sports and other extracurricular opportunities are available for students.
Weather
Our area experiences all four seasons. Summers typically consist of long spells of warm weather. Average afternoon high temperatures are in the upper 80s to around 90. Overnight lows usually range from the middle 60s to lower 70s.
Temperatures during winter months are more variable. Oftentimes, stretches of mild weather will alternate with cold spells. Winter high temperatures average in the 50s. Lows average in the 30s.
Spring and Autumn seasons are characterized by much variability from day to day and from year to year. The average dates of first freeze in the autumn range from late October to mid-November. The average dates of last freeze in the spring range from mid-March to early April.
This information and much more is available at the web page devoted to the climate of our area, on the web site of the National Weather Service.
Other information about our local weather can be found at The Weather Channel.
About Georgia*
Located in the southeastern United States, it was the last of the original Thirteen Colonies to be founded. It is bordered by Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean.
Area, 58,876 sq mi (152,489 sq km).
Pop, (2000) 8,186,453, an 26.4% increase since the 1990 census.
Capital and largest city, Atlanta.
Nickname, Empire State of the South.
Motto, Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.
State bird, Brown thrasher.
State flower, Cherokee rose.
State tree, live oak. 
Although the trade and service sectors supply the majority of jobs in Georgia, manufacturing and agriculture remain important to the state's economy. In addition, federal facilities, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, near Atlanta; Fort Benning, near Columbus; and the Kings Bay naval base, contribute to the economy.
Cotton, once Georgia's most valuable crop, has declined in importance; in the 1990s it was rivaled by peanuts, tobacco, and corn. Georgia is easily the nation's largest producer of peanuts. Tobacco is the principal crop in the central and southern sections of the state, peanuts in the southwest. Livestock and poultry raising account for the largest share of farm income; broilers, eggs, and cattle are major products.
The manufacture of textiles and textile products has long been Georgia's leading industry, centering mainly around Columbus, Augusta, Macon, and Rome. Other major manufactures include transportation equipment, foods, paper products, and chemicals. Automobile manufacturing is important around Atlanta. Much of Georgia is heavily forested with pine, and the state is a leading producer of lumber and pulpwood. Although the state is rich in minerals, mining is not as important as manufacturing and agriculture. The most valuable minerals produced are clays, stone, kaolin, iron ore, sand, and gravel. Georgia is famous for its fine marble.
*Information on Georgia from Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition |