Towns & cities

Newton County

county in Georgia, United States

United States · 33.5992, -83.8587

Newton County is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 4 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

21 productions were filmed at 5 places inside Newton County rather than at Newton County itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Newton County as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Newton County

21 productions shot at 5 places inside Newton County, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Newton County itself.

The Vampire Diaries Covington per Wikipedia 2009–2017
Prisoners Porterdale per Wikipedia 2013
Flight Covington per Wikipedia 2012
The Cannonball Run Covington per Wikipedia 1981
Weapons Covington per Wikipedia 2025
My Cousin Vinny Covington per Wikipedia 1992
Doctor Sleep Covington per Wikipedia 2019
Halloween II Covington per Wikipedia 2009
Taken 3 Covington per Wikipedia 2015
Echo Social Circle per Wikipedia 2024–
Scream 7 Covington per Wikipedia 2026
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Covington per Wikipedia 1986
Vacation Covington per Wikipedia 2015
The Dukes of Hazzard Covington per Wikipedia 1979–1985
Endless Love Jackson Lake per Wikipedia 2014
Dumplin' Covington per Wikipedia 2018
Almost Christmas Covington per Wikipedia 2016
The First Lady Covington per Wikipedia 2022–
The Underground Railroad Newborn per Wikipedia 2021–
Sweet Magnolias Covington per Wikipedia 2020–
The Accountant Covington per Wikipedia 2001

Named here by Newton County’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Newton County, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

The Vampire Diaries 2009–2017

“Currently part of the new series The Vampire Diaries is being filmed on "The Square".” Wikipedia
My Cousin Vinny 1992

“Additionally, major films including My Cousin Vinny, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and Halloween II, Rob Zombie's sequel to his 2007 film Halloween, were also filmed near and around "The Square" in downtown Covington.” Wikipedia
Remember the Titans 2000

“Also, in Remember the Titans, there were many scenes shot on "The Square" and the final football scene was shot at Homer Sharp Stadium, which is located near downtown Covington.” Wikipedia
The Dukes of Hazzard 1979–1985

“In late 1978, the first five episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard were filmed in and around Covington, Georgia.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Newton County?

25 productions are recorded as filmed in Newton County, 21 of them at places inside it, including Selma (2014), American Reunion (2012) and Footloose (2011). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Newton County?

Selma (2014), covered by 39 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Newton County?

Newton County is in the United States. Its coordinates are 33.5992, -83.8587.

What other filming locations are near Newton County?

Newton County School System (under 1 km), Covington (under 1 km), Oxford College of Emory University (3 km north-west), Newton High School (4 km west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0.