Creeks continued to occupy the region until it was ceded to the State of Georgia in 18.Ī very important Native American trade path passed through northern Newton County. Members of the Creek Confederacy occupied the South, Yellow and Alcovy River Basins when first contacted by English traders. The major streams include Snapping Shoals, Hurricane, Cane, Caney Fork, Beaverdam, Strouds, Big Haynes, Big Flat, Nelson, Wildcat and Long Creeks. It is typical in the Piedmont for some small streams (branches) to flow through narrow, swamp-like corridors of saturated soil. Some streams flow fast and clear, while others meander through swamps or seasonal wetlands. Alcovy probably is the Anglicization of the hybrid Itza Maya-Creek word Al-cofv, which means Territory of the Mixed (people.) In April of 1540, Hernando de Soto passed through a town in east-central Georgia names Cofe-te (Mixed People.) Ocmulgee is the Anglicization of the hybrid Hitchiti-Muskogee-Creek words, Oka-mole-ke, which means “water- swirling-people.” There is an extensive swamp and seasonal wetland system paralleling the Alcovy River in Newton County. That river name is the anglicized form of the Muskogee-Creek words, Uewv-cofv-haci, which means water-mixed-river. The original name of the Alcovy River was Ulcofauhatchee until the 20 th century. These small rivers were deep enough to support large Native American canoes except where shoals were located, such as at Factory Shoals near Covington. These rivers join at the southern end of the county to form the Ocmulgee River. Newton County is drained by the Alcovy, Yellow and South Rivers. The landscape varies from being flat to moderately hilly. Cotton was the most important agricultural product before the Civil War, but there were few large plantations. Newton County was immediately south of the old Cotton Line, which marked the northern limit of cotton species grown before the Civil War. The top soils are thin over most hills and steep slopes, while much deeper near streams and in the plains. There are few permanent wetlands paralleling the streams. The Piedmont’s terrain generally consists of rolling hills and stream valleys with some areas being almost flat plains. Newton County was located in the Piedmont geological region, which is characterized by underlying rock strata of igneous and metamorphicized igneous rock. Henry County forms the southwestern border, while Rockdale County forms the northwest border. Morgan County adjoins it on the east while Jasper County adjoins it on the Southeast. Newton County is bordered on the north by Walton County. John Newton, a hero of the American Revolution. In accordance with Georgia Law (OCGA 48-5-264.1), please be advised that staff (appraisers or data collectors) of the Tax Assessors Office periodically conducts field checks to update property records that determine fair market values or other tax assessment related decisions.Newton County located in northern Georgia and is part of the Atlanta Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA.) Its name honors Sgt. at the Newton County Executive Offices, 1113 Usher Street in downtown Covington. The Chief Appraiser, along with our staff, determines all property values and maintains county tax records with mapsįor tax purposes, compiles building costs, prepares annual assessments, adheres to policies set forth by the Georgia Department of Revenue, assists the Board of Tax Assessors and the Board of Equalization.īoard of Tax Assessors Meetings are held the second and forth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m. The Board of Tax Assessors (BTA) is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners for staggered six year terms, have specific responsibilities, and employ the Chief Appraiser who is responsible for the operation and functioning of the county property appraisal staff as per the Official Code of Georgia (OCGA) 48-5-290, 264, & 299. WELCOME TO THE NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF TAX ASSESSORS WEBSITE
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