Newnan, GA

Music connected to Newnan

About Newnan

• Alan Jackson, country music icon, was born in Newnan, Georgia.
• The movie "Fried Green Tomatoes" was filmed in and around Newnan.
• It became a vital transportation hub on the Atlanta & LaGrange Railroad.
• Newnan's Oak Hill Cemetery is rumored to be haunted.
• The Civil War spared Newnan, leaving its antebellum architecture intact.
• Named for General Daniel Newnan, it was incorporated in 1828.
• With over 44,000 residents, it's larger than many state capitals.
• It sits 958 feet above sea level, offering rolling hill views.
• Healthcare and manufacturing are significant employment sectors.
• Being there feels like stepping back into a charming, slower-paced era.

Artists From Newnan

Alan Jackson Steve Young

Songs About Newnan

Dixie Highway (feat. Zac Brown) by

Chattahoochee by

Don't Rock the Jukebox by

Drive (For Daddy Gene) by

Gone Country by

Here in the Real World by

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (feat. Jimmy Buffett) by

Little Bitty by

Livin' on Love by

Remember When by

Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) by

Nearby Places

Alan Jackson Steve Young Aiken, SC Alpharetta, GA Aragon, GA Asheboro, NC Athens, GA Atlanta, GA Augusta, GA Bowdon, GA Carrollton, GA Carrolton, GA

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