>From The Newnan Times January 9, 1941 issue: "Historical Facts Show that Coweta Spelling is Wrong" - The official name of Coweta county is spelled COWETAW; according to an act of the Georgia legislature in 1826 when the county was established. The act specifically states that the county shall "be known as Cowetaw." This provision has never been repealed, records of the Historical Records Survey show. While the letter W was used in most portions of the act, it is true that one mention of the county in the same act leaves the W off. In, subsquent acts of the legislature in reference to the county, the letter W is omitted. At 07:04 PM 11/24/98 -0500, Ellyn wrote: >According to my sources Coweta was an Indian tribe. In 1773 name was >spelled Caouita, in 1818 it was spelled Cowetau and in 1825 maps showed it >being spelled Cowetaw. They were known as the 2nd great Muskogee tribe of >the Lower Creeks. This info came from "Coweta Chronicles" by Jones and >Reynolds, of which I wish I had a copy. > >My family is from Senoia, in Coweta County, and Senoia was either an Indian >Chief, a medicine man, who is buried at "the little one-room Methodist >church" in Senoia. Never knew any of this. Thanks for asking the question. > > >