(II) - politician, Secretary of the Interior for Grover Cleveland - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Demetrius McCray - football player, cornerback Dinah Watts Pace - educator, operated an orphanage in the area Sheldon Rankins- defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL Jake Reed - former professional football player Steadman Vincent Sanford - Chancellor of the University System of Georgia Eric Stokes - American football cornerback Lizzie Wilkerson - African-American folk artist See also Main Street Bank, former local bank References External links The City of Covington official site Downtown Covington The Covington/Newton County Chamber of Commerce Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Newton County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) Geography of Newton County, Georgia Historic districts in Metro Atlanta Second Empire architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Italianate architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) 1820s architecture in the United States 1822 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) National Register of Historic Places in Newton County, Georgia