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Newton County

county in Georgia, United States

🇺🇸 United States · 33.5992, -83.8587

Newton County is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia article of 1 production — 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.

11 productions were filmed at 3 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.

Selma 2014

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Newton County

11 productions shot at 3 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
Weapons Covington per Wikipedia 2025
American Reunion Covington per Wikipedia 2012
Doctor Sleep Covington per Wikipedia 2019
Halloween II Covington per Wikipedia 2009
Taken 3 Covington per Wikipedia 2015
Echo Social Circle per Wikipedia 2024–
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

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?

12 productions are recorded as filmed in Newton County, 11 of them at places inside it, including Selma (2014). 1 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, at 33.5992, -83.8587.

What other filming locations are near Newton County?

Conyers, Stone Mountain, Patrick Henry High School, Stockbridge and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

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.