List of county courthouses in Georgia explained

The U.S. state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, more than any other state except for Texas, which has 254 counties. In Georgia, county seats typically have a courthouse at a town square. Courthouses in Georgia have been replaced for a variety of reasons. Courthouses have typically been replaced over time due to natural wear on courthouses, being destroyed in the Civil War, or communities outgrowing their current courthouse. When county seats have been moved, a new courthouse was typically constructed. Courthouses in Georgia have also been destroyed by disasters including fire, tornadoes, war, and arson. The most recent county courthouse to suffer a disaster was the burning of Hancock County, Georgia's courthouse in August 2014.

History

The architectural style of courthouses in Georgia has varied over time and from region to region.

Antebellum

It was common for the first courthouse of a county on the frontier to be a log cabin type structure. Houses being repurposed for county courthouses was not an uncommon method for a county acquiring a courthouse. Courthouses often doubled as churches and schools before the 1900s. During Georgia's colonial period the area was subdivided into parishes. Some parishes did have the equivalent of county courthouses. No county courthouses in Georgia from the 1700s currently survive.^[1]

By the mid-1800s it became common for courthouses to still be made of wood, but out of wood that had been processed into boards instead of unhewed logs. The Old Marion County Courthouse in Tazewell, Georgia and the Old Chattahoochee County Courthouse are only two surviving wooden courthouses in Georgia. Neither are currently in use as a courthouse. County seats of areas with larger populations often built courthouses made out of bricks before counties from more rural areas. Vernacular architecture was a common style. Greek Revival was another common pre-Civil War architectural style for county courthouses.^[2]

American Civil War

During the American Civil War, twelve county courthouses were destroyed by Union troops. In June 1863, the courthouse of McIntosh County at Darien was destroyed by Union Troops along with most of the town. Dade County was destroyed in 1863 during the Chattanooga Campaign. Catoosa County's courthouse at Ringgold was saved from destruction by William Tecumseh Sherman when he learned it was also a Masonic lodge.^[3]

The courthouses of Cherokee County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Polk County, and Whitfield County were destroyed in 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign. The courthouses of Bulloch, Butts, Screven County, Washington County, and Wilkinson County were destroyed during Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864.^[4]

Reconstruction to the 1920s

By the late 1800s, brick courthouses were more common than they had been earlier in the century. Many courthouses were being constructed in styles more elaborate than the typical vernacular architecture, which had previously been common. Neoclassical, Italianate, and Romanesque were the most common architectural styles of county courthouses during the late 1800s. High Victorian Gothic and Second Empire were also common.^[5]

Works Progress Administration

During the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration assisted many county governments with building new courthouses and renovating older courthouses. Stripped Classicism and Colonial Revival were two of the more common styles during the 1930s.^[6]

Post-World War II courthouses

After World War II, Neoclassical architecture had been surpassed by Modern architecture as the top style for new courthouses. When modern architecture was not used as the style of a new courthouse, it was often due to an attempt to replicate the appearance of a previous. By the 1980s, many counties began to replace their historic courthouses with judicial complexes. Most offices would be transferred to the new building, but some would remain in the old courthouses.^[7]

Surviving original county courthouses

It is uncommon for counties to still have their original courthouse. The surviving county courthouses that were their county's first courthouse are:^[8]

• Old Banks County Courthouse completed in 1863, no longer in use.
• Brooks County Courthouse, completed in 1864.
• McDuffie County Courthouse, completed in 1872.
• Jeff Davis County Courthouse, completed in 1906.
• Turner County Courthouse, completed in 1908.
• Ben Hill County Courthouse, completed in 1909.
• Tift County Courthouse, completed in 1913.
• Bleckley County Courthouse, completed in 1914.
• Bacon County Courthouse, completed in 1919.
• Atkinson County Courthouse, completed in 1920.
• Treutlen County Courthouse, completed in 1920.
• Barrow County Courthouse, completed in 1920.
• Candler County Courthouse, completed in 1921.
• Evans County Courthouse, completed in 1923.
• Long County Courthouse, completed in 1924.
• Lamar County Courthouse, completed in 1931.
• Peach County Courthouse, completed in 1936.

A county still having their previous county courthouse in existence is not uncommon. Many previous county courthouses have been repurposed as museums. It is rare for a county to have more than one previous county courthouse still in existence, or to have a courthouse still in existence other than the one immediately preceding their current one. The Old Bartow County Courthouse, 1869 Clayton County Courthouse, Floyd County Courthouse, and the Old Spalding County Courthouse are examples of such courthouses. The only surviving courthouse from a town that is not the current county seat is the Old Marion County Courthouse in Tazewell, Georgia.^[9]

Oldest courthouses

The ten oldest of Georgia's county courthouses still in existence are:^[10]

• Old Government House Richmond County, Georgia, completed in 1801.
• Columbia County Courthouse, completed 1812 with extensive additions made in 1856.
• Putnam County Courthouse, completed in 1824.
• Fayette County Courthouse, completed in 1825.
• Crawford County Courthouse, completed in 1832.
• Lumpkin County Courthouse, completed in 1836.
• Old Marion County Courthouse, in 1848.
• Greene County Courthouse, completed in 1849.
• Old Chattahoochee County Courthouse, completed in the early 1850s.
• Burke County Courthouse completed in 1857.

The ten oldest of Georgia's county courthouses currently in use as courthouses are:^[11]

• Putnam County Courthouse completed in 1824.
• Greene County Courthouse completed in 1849.
• Burke County Courthouse completed in 1857.
• Thomas County Courthouse, completed in 1858.
• Brooks County Courthouse, completed in 1864.
• Washington County Courthouse, completed in 1869.
• McDuffie County Courthouse, completed in 1872.
• McIntosh County Courthouse, completed in 1873.
• Newton County Courthouse, completed in 1884.
• Dooly County Courthouse, completed in 1892.

County courthouse listing

List of county courthouses in Georgia^[12] !County!!Date complete!!Location!!Article!!Image!!Style!!Notes!!Coordinates

Appling Created 1818	1820s	Holmesville			Wooden structure	Destroyed by fire in the 1850s
	1856	Holmesville			Two-story Wooden structure	Sold in 1873 to finance the new courthouse in Baxley
	1873	Baxley				Destroyed by fire on 7 September 1876.^[13]
	1870s	Baxley, Georgia	Baxley			Wooden structure	Replaced in 1908
	1908	Baxley	Appling County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80000965).	31.7781°N -82.3492°W
Atkinson Created 1917	1920	Peason	Atkinson County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Remodeled in the early 1980s. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000966).	31.2972°N -82.8531°W
Bacon Created 1914	1919	Alma	Bacon County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80000967).	31.5411°N -82.4628°W
Baker Created 1825	late 1820s	Byron				County seat moved to Newton in 1837
	1837	Newton
	1874	Newton
	1900	Newton	Baker County Courthouse		Romanesque Revival	Renovated following the flooding of the Flint River in 1925, 1929, and 1994. A temporary courthouse was used for six years following the 1994 flood. Currently used as a public library, and as the Baker County Historical Society. NRHP-listed (refnum 80004443). The courthouse was damaged during Hurricane Michael in October 2018.^[14]	31.3143°N -84.3353°W
	19??	Newton				Formerly a schoolhouse. Became the county courthouse in 2000.	31.3177°N -84.3423°W
Baldwin Created 1803	1806	Hillsborough				County seat moved to Milledgeville in 1807. County courts held in the state capitol until 1808.
	1814	Milledgeville
	1847	Milledgeville				Destroyed by fire on 24 February 1861.^[15] County court held in various locations afterwards.
	1887	Milledgeville	Baldwin County Courthouse			Remodeled in 1937 and 1965. Still in existence.	33.0813°N -83.2294°W
	1997	Milledgeville					33.0814°N -83.2287°W
Banks Created 1859	1863	Homer				Construction started in 1860, and delayed by the American Civil War. Some sources say it was completed in 1875. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000969).	34.3347°N -83.4989°W
	1987	Homer					34.3354°N -83.4994°W
Barrow Created 1914	1920	Winder	Barrow County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80000970).	33.9924°N -83.7216°W
Bartow Created 1832	1830s	Cassville				Destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
	1869	Cartersville	Old Bartow County Courthouse			The Bartow History Museum since 2010. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000972).	34.1669°N -84.7961°W
	1902	Cartersville	Bartow County Courthouse			Still occasionally used for court. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000971).	34.1659°N -84.7977°W
	1992	Cartersville	Frank Moore Administration and Judicial Center				34.1657°N -84.8°W
Ben Hill Created 1906	1909	Fitzgerald				Renovated in the 1950s. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000973).	31.7145°N -83.2499°W
Berrien Created 1856	1858	Nashville			Two-story wooden structure	Moved across the street from the square and used as a hotel in 1898.	31.2067°N -83.2498°W
	1898	Nashville				NRHP-listed (refnum 77000409).		31.2067°N -83.2498°W
	2008	Nashville	Berrien County Administration Building		Modern		31.2085°N -83.2498°W
Bibb Created 1822	1825	Macon			One-room building
	1828	Macon			Brick structure
	1870	Macon			Three-story structure with a clock tower		32.8386°N -83.6279°W
	1924	Macon	Bibb County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Remodelled in 1940 as part of WPA	32.8386°N -83.6279°W
Bleckley Created 1912	1914	Cochran			Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80000975).	32.3876°N -83.3554°W
Brantley Created 1920	1921	Hoboken				Fate unknown
	1930	Nahunta	Brantley County Courthouse		Colonial Revival	NRHP-listed (refnum 95000712).	31.203°N -81.9816°W
Brooks Created 1858	1864	Quitman			Romanesque Revival/Renaissance Revival	Construction began in 1859, but was halted due to the America Civil War Remodeled in 1892. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000976).	30.7854°N -83.5601°W
Bryan Created 1793	1790s	Hardwick				Fate unknown
	late 1790s	Bryan Courthouse				Also known as Lamb's Tavern
	1810s	Clyde				Fate unknown
	1938	Pembroke			Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 95000713).	32.1335°N -81.6215°W
Bulloch Created 1796	1803	Statesboro			Wooden structure
	1807	Statesboro			Wooden structure	Destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
	1866	Statesboro			Two-story wooden structure
	1894	Statesboro				NRHP-listed (refnum 80000978).	32.4493°N -81.783°W
Burke Created 1777	1777	Waynesboro			Wooden structure	Destroyed by fire in 1825.
	1856	Waynesboro			Two-story brick structure.^[16]	Destroyed by fire on 24 January 1856.^[17]
	1857	Waynesboro				Expanded 1899, and 1940. Renovated several times. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000980).	33.0905°N -82.0156°W
Butts Created 1825	1826	Jackson				Replaced 1827.
	N/A	Jackson				Destroyed by fire on 7 February 1828 before completion.^[18]
	1828	Jackson
	1860	Jackson				Destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
	1870s	Jackson					33.2948°N -83.967°W
	1898	Jackson				NRHP-listed (refnum 80000982).	33.2948°N -83.967°W
Calhoun Created 1854	1854	Morgan				Destroyed by fire in 1888.
	1888	Morgan				Damaged by fire on 12 December 1891.^[19] Destroyed by fire on 2 August 1920.
	1935	Morgan				Renovated 1972.	31.5377°N -84.5997°W
Camden Created 1777	1780s	St. Patrick				Fate unknown.
	1800s	Jefferson				Fate unknown.
	1870s	St. Marys				Fate unknown.
	1928	Woodbine				Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000983).	30.9682°N -81.7208°W
	2004	Woodbine					30.9683°N -81.7204°W
Campbell Created 1828 Merged with Fulton in 1932	1829	Campbellton			Wood structure	Fate unknown.
	1835	Campbellton			Two-story brick structure.	Demolished in the early 1900s.
	1871	Fairburn				County merged with Fulton County in 1932. Currently used as a community center. NRHP-listed (refnum 76000634).	33.5667°N -84.5794°W
Candler Created 1914	1921	Metter			Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80000984).	32.3968°N -82.0624°W
Carroll Created 1826	1820s	Carrollton
	1849	Carrollton					33.5801°N -85.0751°W
	1892	Carrollton				Destroyed by fire in 1927.	33.5796°N -85.0726°W
	1928	Carrollton	Carroll County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80000985).	33.5796°N -85.0726°W
Catoosa Created 1853	1856	Ringgold				Third story added as masonic lodge in late-1850s Saved from burning by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 because of the masonic lodge.
	1939	Ringgold	Catoosa County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 06000844).	34.9158°N -85.1108°W
Charlton Created 1854	1856	Trader's Hill			Two-story wooden structure	Destroyed by fire in 1877.
	1870s	Trader's Hill
	1902	Folkston				Destroyed by fire in 1928.
	1928	Folkston	Charlton County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80000987).	30.8319°N -82.0049°W
Chatham Created 1777	1730s	Savannah				Various structures served as a courthouse during the Trustee Period.
	1750s	Savannah
	1773	Savannah				Construction started 1765. 34 x 60-foot red brick building facing Wright Square Used as a British barracks during the American Revolution. Interior destroyed by fire in 1796.
	1804	Savannah			Brick structure.	Demolished October 1830.
	1832	Savannah				Demolished 1889.	32.0776°N -81.0919°W
	1889	Savannah				Still in existence. Used as an administration building.	32.0776°N -81.0919°W
	1978	Savannah			Modern		32.0792°N -81.0971°W
Chattahoochee Created 1854	1850s	Cusseta			Two-story wooden structure.	Moved to Westville (Georgia) in 1974. Still in existence.	32.3839°N -84.9585°W
	1975	Cusseta			Modern		32.3063°N -84.7766°W
Chattooga Created 1838	1840	Summerville			Two-story structure.
	1909	Summerville			Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80000988).	34.4805°N -85.3485°W
Cherokee Created 1831	1833
	1840s	Canton				Destroyed by General William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
	1874	Canton				Destroyed by fire in 1928 while the new courthouse was being built.	34.2371°N -84.4908°W
	1929	Canton			Neoclassical	Construction began in 1927. Some offices still in use. NRHP-listed (refnum 81000198).	34.2376°N -84.4909°W
	1994	Canton	Cherokee County Justice Center				34.2376°N -84.4901°W
Clarke Created 1801	1802	Watkinsville
	1806	Watkinsville
	1829	Watkinsville
	1849	Watkinsville
	18??	Athens				The county seat of Clarke County changed from Watkinsville to Athens in 1871. In 1871, the former city hall of Athens was used as the courthouse.
	1876	Athens			Two-story red brick courthouse		33.9599°N -83.3839°W
	1914	Athens					33.96°N -83.3745°W
Clay Created 1854	1873	Fort Gaines	Clay County Courthouse			It is unknown what the county previously used as a courthouse. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000992).	31.6042°N -85.0484°W
Clayton Created 1858	1859	Jonesboro			Wooden structure.	Destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
	1869	Jonesboro				Became a masonic lodge in 1898. Still in existence.	33.5228°N -84.3539°W
	1898	Jonesboro				Surrounded in 1962 by an addition By February 2001, the 1962 addition was removed.	33.5209°N -84.3533°W
	2000	Jonesboro	Harold R. Banke Justice Center				33.5066°N -84.357°W
Clinch Created 1850	1852	Magnolia				Destroyed by fire in 1856.
	1859	Magnolia				Moved to Homerville during the winter of 1859–1860.^[20] Destroyed by fire in 1867.
	18??	Homerville
	1896	Homerville				Renovated by the WPA in 1936. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000993).	31.0369°N -82.7485°W
Cobb Created 1832	1834	Marietta
	1838	Marietta				Demolished in the summer of 1852.
	1850s	Marietta				Destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
	1873	Marietta				Two-story brick structure.	33.9524°N -84.5488°W
	1899	Marietta				Damaged by a fire on 3 May 1952.^[21]	33.9524°N -84.5488°W
	1966	Marietta			Modern.		33.9529°N -84.5467°W
Coffee Created 1854	1850s	Douglas
	1889	Douglas			Log cabin	Destroyed by fire on 7 October 1898.^[22]
	1900	Douglas			Two-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire on 25 November 1938.^[23]	31.5085°N -82.8507°W
	1940	Douglas					31.5087°N -82.851°W
Colquitt Created 1854	1859	Moultrie				Destroyed by fire on 25 February 1881.^[24]
	1880s	Moultrie			Two-story wooden structure.		31.1794°N -83.7882°W
	1902	Moultrie				Partially burned on 21 January 1922. Restored by the WPA in 1940. Remodelled and modernized in 1956–1957. Renovated from 1998–2001 to pre-1950s exterior. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001003).	31.1794°N -83.7882°W
Columbia Created 1790	1790	Cobbham
	1792	Kiokee
	1793	Appling
	1812	Appling	Columbia County Courthouse			Extensive additions made in 1856. Restored in 1980. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001005).	33.5466°N -82.3164°W
	2001	Evans					33.5454°N -82.133°W
Cook Created 1918	19??	Adel				The second floor of Adel city hall was used as a courthouse upon the creation of the county.
	1939	Adel				NRHP-listed (refnum 95000714).	31.1392°N -83.4238°W
Coweta Created 1826	1828	Newnan
	1829	Newnan			Two-story brick structure.		33.3748°N -84.8°W
	1904	Newnan					Renovated in 1975, and again in 1989–1990. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001006).	33.3748°N -84.8°W
Crawford Created 1822	1820s	Knoxville				Destroyed by fire in 1829 or 1830.
	1832	Knoxville				Renovated many times since it was constructed. Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001008).	32.7244°N -83.9979°W
	2002	Knoxville					32.7232°N -83.9967°W
Crisp Created 1905	1907	Cordele				Destroyed by fire in 1950.	31.9672°N -83.783°W
	1950	Cordele					31.9734°N -83.7821°W
Dade Created 1837	18??	Trenton				Destroyed by fire on 15 April 1853.^[25]
	1850s	Trenton				Destroyed by fire November 1863 by Union troops as part of Chattanooga Campaign during the American Civil War.
	1869	Trenton				Fire in 1895. Demolished in 1925.
	1926	Trenton				NRHP-listed (refnum 80001009).	34.8722°N -85.5093°W
	2001	Trenton	Dade County Administrative Building				34.8714°N -85.5119°W
Dawson Created 1857	1858	Dawsonville				Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001010).	34.4213°N -84.1189°W
	1978	Dawsonville				Demolished and replaced in 2011.	34.423°N -84.1193°W
	2011	Dawsonville
Decatur Created 1823	1824	Bainbridge			Wooden structure.
	1832	Bainbridge			Brick structure.
	1855	Bainbridge			Two-story brick structure.		30.9062°N -84.5761°W
	1902	Bainbridge				NRHP-listed (refnum 80001011).	30.9068°N -84.5767°W
DeKalb Created 1822	1823	Decatur			Wooden structure.
	18??	Decatur			Wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire in 1842.
	18??	Decatur			Wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire in 1898.
	18??	Decatur				Destroyed by fire on 13 September 1916.^[26]
	1916	Decatur			Brick structure.	NRHP-listed (refnum 71001016).	33.7751°N -84.2965°W
	1967	Decatur			Modern		33.774°N -84.2973°W
Dodge Created 1870	1870	Eastman			Two-story wooden structure.		32.201°N -83.176°W
	1908	Eastman			Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001012).	32.201°N -83.176°W
Dooly Created 1821	1820s	Berrien
	1830s	Drayton			Wooden structure.
	1842	Vienna			Wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire on 7 May 1847.^[27]
	1849	Vienna			Wooden structure.
	1892	Vienna				Renovated in 1963, and in the 1980s. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001013).	32.0911°N -83.7974°W
Dougherty Created 1853	1856	Albany			Two-story brick structure		31.5793°N -84.1524°W
	1904	Albany				Destroyed by fire in 1966.	31.5793°N -84.1524°W
	1968	Albany				Shared government building with the city of Albany until 1993.	31.5793°N -84.1524°W
Douglas Created 1870	1872	Douglasville
	1880	Douglasville			Two-story brick structure.	Abandoned in 1884 due to poor quality bricks. What was used for the next few years is unknown.	33.7501°N -84.7505°W
	1896	Douglasville			Two-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire on 11 January 1956.	33.7501°N -84.7505°W
	1957	Douglasville				Currently home to the Douglas County Historical Society. NRHP-listed (refnum 02001216).	33.7501°N -84.7505°W
	1998	Douglasville					33.7434°N -84.7308°W
Early Created 1818	1826				Wooden structure.
	1858	Blakely				Destroyed by fire in 1896.
	1906	Blakely				NRHP-listed (refnum 80001015).	31.3776°N -84.934°W
Echols Created 1858	1859				Two-story wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire on 31 December 1897 thought to be set by an arsonist.^[28]	30.7031°N -83.0278°W
	1899	Statenville			Two-story wooden structure.	Demolished August 1955	30.7031°N -83.0278°W
	1955	Statenville					30.7031°N -83.0278°W
Effingham Created 1777	1780s	Tuckasee King
	1780s	Elberton
	1798
	1800s
	1810s	Springfield				Authorized by the Georgia General Assembly in 1816. Possibly never built.
	1849	Springfield
	1908	Springfield				NRHP-listed (refnum 80001016).	32.3741°N -81.315°W
	2007	Springfield	Effingham County Judicial Complex				32.373°N -81.3152°W
Elbert Created 1790	1792
	1816	Elberton
	1894	Elberton				NRHP-listed (refnum 80001017).	34.1099°N -82.8686°W
Emanuel Created 1812	1814					Destroyed by fire on 10 April 1841.^[29]
	1854	Swainsboro				Destroyed by fire in 1855.
	1856	Swainsboro				Destroyed by fire in 1857.
	1850s	Swainsboro			Two-story wooden structure	Moved in 1895 to the southeast corner of Moring and South Green Streets. Demolished in 1960.
	1895	Swainsboro			Two-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire in May 1919.^[30]	32.5968°N -82.3344°W
	1920	Swainsboro			Three-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire on 10 November 1938.	32.5968°N -82.3344°W
	1940	Swainsboro	Emanuel County Courthouse			Demolished in 2000. NRHP-listed (refnum 95000715).	32.5968°N -82.3344°W
	2002	Swainsboro			Modern	Incorporates a 1936 United States Post Office.	32.5965°N -82.3332°W
Evans Created 1914	1923	Claxton				NRHP-listed (refnum 80001018).	32.1618°N -81.9075°W
Fannin Created 1854	1850s	Morganton			Wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire in 18??.
	1896	Blue Ridge			Two-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire on 4 July 1936.	34.864°N -84.3274°W
	1937	Blue Ridge				Still in existence. Currently The Georgia Mountain Center for the Arts. NRHP-listed (refnum 95000716).	34.8638°N -84.3271°W
	2004	Blue Ridge					34.8642°N -84.3267°W
Fayette Created 1821	1825	Fayetteville				Remodelled in 1965 into a three-story building. A fire set by an arsonist destroyed the third floor on 11 April 1981.^[31] Restored in 1985. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001020).	33.4481°N -84.4546°W
	1985	Fayetteville
	2003	Fayetteville	Fayette County Justice Center		Modern		33.4423°N -84.451°W
Floyd Created 1832	1833	Livingston			Log cabin
	1840	Rome
	18??	Rome				Two-story brick structure. Used as a schoolhouse for a number of years after 1893.	34.2539°N -85.1688°W
	1893	Rome			Two-story brick structure.	Still in existence. Moved a few blocks away from its original location in the 1890s to make room for the construction of the Federal Courthouse. Tower added after move.	34.2559°N -85.1713°W
	1896	Rome				Originally a post office and federal courthouse. Opened as the county courthouse in 1978. Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001067).	34.2539°N -85.1713°W
	1995	Rome					34.2555°N -85.1721°W
Forsyth Created 1832	1833	Cumming				Destroyed by fire in 1900.
	1905	Cumming			Two-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire in November 1973.^[32]
	1977	Cumming			Four-story colonial revival.		34.2065°N -84.1397°W
	1996	Cumming	Forsyth County Administration Building				34.2064°N -84.1386°W
Franklin Created 1784	1793	Unknown
	1826	Carnesville
	1906	Carnesville				NRHP-listed (refnum 80001069).	34.3699°N -83.2346°W
Fulton Created 1853	1854	Atlanta				Structure doubled as the Atlanta city hall. Demolished in 1877 to make room for the Georgia State Capitol.	33.7508°N -84.3908°W
	1882	Atlanta			Two-story brick structure.	Demolished 1911.	33.7508°N -84.3908°W
	1914	Atlanta				NRHP-listed (refnum 80001074).	33.7508°N -84.3908°W
Gilmer Created 1832	1833	Ellijay			Wooden structure.
	1854	Ellijay
	1898	Ellijay				Built as a hotel in 1898. Became the county courthouses in 1934. Condemned in 2003. Demolished 7 January 2008. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001081).	34.695°N -84.4833°W
	2008	Ellijay					34.695°N -84.4833°W
Glascock Created 1857	1858	Gibson				Became a private residence upon the construction of the next courthouse.
	1919	Gibson			Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001082).	33.2331°N -82.5946°W
Glynn Created 1777	1817	Brunswick				It is unknown what courthouses were used earlier than the one before this period.
	1840	Brunswick			Two-story wooden schoolhouse	For several decades in the 1800s Glynn County rented space at several locations including the Glynn County Academy. Still in existence.	31.1476°N -81.4909°W Not currently at its original location.
	1876	Brunswick			Two-story wooden structure	Damaged by the 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane.^[33] It was demolished in March 1898.^[34]	31.1476°N -81.4939°W
	1889	Brunswick				Immediately after the 1896 hurricane the county court offices moved into Brunswick city hall and stayed there for over a year.	31.146°N -81.4945°W
	1899	Brunswick			Three-story brick structure	After the county offices moved into the 1907 courthouse, the old courthouse was remodeled and became a bank.^[35]
	1907	Brunswick	Old Glynn County Courthouse			Still in existence.	31.1529°N -81.4946°W
	1991	Brunswick					31.1543°N -81.4951°W
Gordon Created 1850	1852	Calhoun			Two-story brick structure.	Destroyed by a storm in 1888.
	1889	Calhoun			Two-story brick structure.		34.5025°N -84.9508°W
	1961	Calhoun					34.5025°N -84.9508°W
Grady Created 1905	1908	Cairo			Three-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire on 18 February 1980.^[36]	30.8786°N -84.2077°W
	1985	Cairo					30.8786°N -84.2077°W
Greene Created 1786	1787	Greensboro			Wooden structure.	Destroyed by Native Americans in an attack. What served as the courthouse for the next sixty years is unknown.
	1849	Greensboro				Remodelled in 1938. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001083).	33.5767°N -83.1822°W
Gwinnett Created 1818	1820	Lawrenceville
	1820s	Lawrenceville			Log cabin.
	1824	Lawrenceville			Brick structure.	Destroyed by fire on 10 September 1871.^[37]
	1872	Lawrenceville			Brick structure.	Demolished in 1884.
	1884	Lawrenceville				Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001084).	33.9567°N -83.9892°W
	1988	Lawrenceville			Modern		33.9514°N -83.9931°W
Habersham Created 1818	1821	Clarkesville			Wooden structure	Moved in 1832 to the side of the courthouse square and became a bank.
	1832	Clarkesville			Two-story brick structure.	Damaged by a mysterious explosion in 1898.
	1898	Clarkesville			Brick structure.	Destroyed by fire on 2 December 1923.
	19??	Clarkesville			Brick structure.	Demolished in 1963.
	1963	Clarkesville					34.6088°N -83.5242°W
Hall Created 1818	1818
	1820					Built halfway bestween Mule Camp Springs and Redwine Springs.
	1832	Gainesville			Brick courthouse.	Gutted by a fire on 19 December 1851.^[38]
	1850s	Gainesville				Destroyed by fire in 1882.
	1884	Gainesville				Destroyed by a tornado in 1936.	34.2988°N -83.8254°W
	1937	Gainesville				A modern style addition was built in 1975. NRHP-listed (refnum 95000717).	34.299°N -83.8256°W
	2002	Gainesville					34.2993°N -83.8246°W
Hancock Created 1793	1790s				Wooden structure.
	1800s	Sparta			Two-story brick structure.
	1883	Sparta				Destroyed by fire on 11 August 2014.^[39]	33.2752°N -82.9762°W
	2016	Sparta			Second Empire	Almost identical to the previous courthouse.^[40]	33.2752°N -82.9762°W
Haralson Created 1856	1891		Haralson County Courthouse			Information about previous courthouses is unknown. Currently the location of the Haralson County Historical Society. NRHP-listed (refnum 74000688).	33.8017°N -85.1897°W
	1972	Buchanan					33.8021°N -85.1818°W
Harris Created 1827	1820s
	1831	Hamilton
	1908	Hamilton	Harris County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001089).	32.7586°N -84.8747°W
Hart Created 1853	1854				Two-story wooden structure.
	1856	Hartwell				Destroyed by fire in 1900.	34.353°N -82.9324°W
	1902	Hartwell				Destroyed by fire in 1967.	34.353°N -82.9324°W
	1971	Hartwell			Modern		34.353°N -82.9324°W
Heard Created 1830	183?	Franklin				Destroyed by fire in April 1839.
	183?	Franklin				Destroyed by fire on 10 March 1894.^[41]
	1894	Franklin
	1964	Franklin					33.2793°N -85.0979°W
Henry Created 1821	1823					Destroyed by fire in 1823.
	1831	McDonough			Brick structure.
	1897	McDonough	Henry County Courthouse			Renovated in 1980–1981. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001092).	33.4479°N -84.1467°W
Houston Created 1821	1825				Two-story wooden structure		32.4577°N -83.7338°W
	1856	Perry			Two-story brick structure	Demolished October 1948.^[42]	32.4577°N -83.7338°W
	1950	Perry	Houston County Courthouse			Still in existence.	32.4577°N -83.7338°W
	2002	Perry					32.4688°N -83.7014°W
Irwin Created 1818	1820s					Located on maps at Irwin County Courthouse.
	1839						31.648°N -83.384°W
	1854	Irwinville					31.648°N -83.384°W
	1883	Irwinville				Used as apartment housing for the Irwinville Farms Project in the 1930s after the county seat was moved to Ocilla, Georgia.	31.648°N -83.384°W
	1910		Irwin County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80001095).	31.5918°N -83.2512°W
Jackson Created 1796	1799	Clarkesboro
	1800				Wooden structure.
	1820	Jefferson			Brick structure.
	1879	Jefferson	Jackson County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80001096).	34.1183°N -83.5744°W
	2004	Jefferson					34.1396°N -83.5599°W
Jasper Created 1807	1808
	1838	Monticello			Three-story brick structure.		33.3044°N -83.6842°W
	1907	Monticello	Jasper County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80001097).	33.3047°N -83.6836°W
Jeff Davis Created 1905	1907	Hazlehurst	Jeff Davis County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Renovated in 1975, and again in 1994–1995. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001098).	31.8625°N -82.6008°W
Jefferson Created 1796	1796					From 1806 to 1816, several private residences served as the county courthouse. In 1816, the former Georgia State Capitol in Louisville was purchased for use as the county courthouse.	32.9981°N -82.4086°W
	1848	Louisville				Used some of the materials from the old state capitol. Destroyed by fire in 1861.	32.9981°N -82.4086°W
	18??	Louisville					32.9981°N -82.4086°W
	1904	Louisville	Jefferson County Courthouse			Damaged by fire in 1938. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001099).	32.9981°N -82.4086°W
Jenkins Created 1905	190?	Millen				Destroyed by fire on 18 January 1909.
	1910	Millen	Jenkins County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80001100).	32.8042°N -81.9392°W
Johnson Created 1858	1859				Wooden structure.
	1895	Wrightsville	Johnson County Courthouse			Remodelled in 1938. A major restoration happened in 1996. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001101).	32.7299°N -82.7191°W
Jones Created 1807	1816	Clinton				Previously court was held at private residences.
	1905	Gray	Jones County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80001102).	33.0082°N -83.5367°W
Lamar Created 1920	1931					Court previously held at the Barnesville Masonic Hall. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001103).	33.0522°N -84.1561°W
Lanier Created 1920	1921	Lakeland					31.0415°N -83.0756°W
	1973	Lakeland	Lanier County Courthouse				31.0415°N -83.0756°W
Laurens Created 1807	1811
	18??	Dublin			Two-story wooden structure.		32.5401°N -82.9038°W
	1895	Dublin			Two-story brick structure.		32.5401°N -82.9038°W
	1962	Dublin					32.5401°N -82.9038°W
Lee Created 1825	182?	Sumterville
	1837	Stark(s)ville
	1854	Webster				Destroyed by fire in 1856.
	1837	Stark(s)ville				The old Stark(s)ville courthouse was used again when the county seat was moved back to Stark(s)ville in 1856. Destroyed by fire on 19 March 1858.^[43]
	1861	Stark(s)ville
	1872	Leesburg				Destroyed by fire in 1872.
	N/A	Leesburg				An unfinished courthouse was sold in 1874.
	1880	Leesburg
	1918	Leesburg	Lee County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001104).	31.7327°N -84.1711°W
Liberty Created 1777	1849					It is unknown what if anything was previously used as a courthouse.
	1867	Hinesville
	1926	Hinesville	Liberty County Courthouse			Extensive additions were built in 1965. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001105).	31.8477°N -81.5958°W
Lincoln Created 1796	1800				Stone structure.
	1874	Lincolnton			Two-story structure.
	1915	Lincolnton	Lincoln County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001106).	33.7944°N -82.4758°W
Long Created 1920	1926	Ludowici	Long County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001107).	31.7078°N -81.7415°W
Lowndes Created 1825	1828	Franklinville				Previously court was held at private residences.
	1837	Troupville			Two-story wooden structure.
	1842	Troupville			Two-story wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire on 22 June 1858 by an arsonist.^[44]
	1860	Valdosta			One-story wooden structure.	Sold for $73 by 1869. The local Christian Church was used as a courthouse in 1870.	30.8325°N -83.2786°W
	1874	Valdosta			Two-story red brick structure.	Demolished March 1904.^[45]	30.8325°N -83.2793°W
	1905	Valdosta	Lowndes County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Still in existence. Used for storage. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001110).	30.8325°N -83.2793°W
	2010	Valdosta	Lowndes County Judicial and Administrative Complex		Modern		30.8343°N -83.279°W
Lumpkin Created 1832	1832	Auraria
	1836	Dahlonega	Lumpkin County Courthouse		Two-story brick structure.	Still in existence. Currently the Dahlonega Gold Museum.	34.5327°N -83.9849°W
	1965	Dahlonega			Modern		34.5291°N -83.976°W
Macon Created 1837	1838	Lanier				Moved to Ellaville, Georgia in 1856. Still in existence as of 1978.^[46]
	1850s	Oglethorpe				Destroyed by fire on 25 February 1857.^[47] ^[48]
	1850s	Oglethorpe				Still in existence as of 1978.^[49]
	1894	Oglethorpe	Macon County Courthouse		Romanesque Revival	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001113).	32.2933°N -84.06°W
Madison Created 1811	18??	Danielsville			Wooden structure.
	18??	Danielsville			Wooden structure.
	1901	Danielsville	Madison County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80001114).	34.1244°N -83.2214°W
	19??	Danielsville	Madison County Government Complex			In 1997, the county renovated a former elementary school into the new county courthouse.	34.1217°N -83.2213°W
Marion Created 1827	1829	Horry
	1839	Tazewell				Destroyed by fire on 5 November 1845.^[50]
	1848	Tazewell	Old Marion County Courthouse			Currently the Marion Lodge No. 14 F. & A.M NRHP-listed (refnum 80001116).	32.3806°N -84.4408°W
	1850	Buena Vista
	1928	Buena Vista	Marion County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001115).	32.3183°N -84.5175°W
McDuffie Created 1870	1872	Thomson	McDuffie County Courthouse			Wings were added on to the courthouse in 1934.	33.4679°N -82.4992°W
McIntosh Created 1793	179?	Darien				Still in existence during the 1830s.
	1800	Darien				Burned by Union troops during the American Civil War in 1863.
	n/a	Darien				Destroyed by fire on 25 January 1873 while almost complete. It had already been occupied by county offices.^[51]
	1873	Darien	McIntosh County Courthouse		Tabby structure.	Damaged by a fire in 1931 and subsequently remodelled. Additions made in 1973. Damaged by a fire set by arsonists on 7 December 1981.^[52]	31.3698°N -81.434°W
Meriwether Created 1827	1832	Greenville				Damaged by a tornado on 3 March 1893, but rebuilt.	33.0287°N -84.7131°W
	1904	Greenville	Meriwether County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Gutted by a fire on 27 January 1976, but rebuilt with the interior substantially altered.^[53] NRHP-listed (refnum 73000630).	33.0287°N -84.7131°W
Miller Created 1856	1850s
	18??	Colquitt				Destroyed by fire in 1873.
	18??	Colquitt			Two-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire in 1974.	31.1717°N -84.734°W
	1977	Colquitt	Miller County Courthouse		Modern		31.1717°N -84.734°W
Milton Created 1857 Merged with Fulton in 1932	1858	Alpharetta
	1876	Alpharetta			Two-story structure.	Demolished in 1955.^[54]
Mitchell Created 1857	1858	Camilla			Two-story wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire on 7 January 1867.^[55]
	1868	Camilla			Two-story wooden structure.
	1890	Camilla				Two-story brick structure.	31.1717°N -84.2091°W
	1936	Camilla	Mitchell County Courthouse		Stripped Classicism/Art Deco	Constructed by the WPA.	31.1717°N -84.2091°W
Monroe Created 1821	1825	Forsyth			Two-story brick structure.	Demolished in 1895 or 1896.	33.0342°N -83.9389°W
	1896	Forsyth	Monroe County Courthouse		High Victorian Gothic	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001121).	33.0342°N -83.9389°W
Montgomery Created 1793	1797	the plantation of Arthur Lott
	1810s
	1830s	Mount Vernon
	18??	Mount Vernon				How many courthouses existed in the 1800s is unknown.
	1907	Mount Vernon	Montgomery County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80001122).	32.1742°N -82.5946°W
Morgan Created 1807	1809	Madison			Red brick structure.	Destroyed by fire on 1 September 1844.^[56]
	1845	Madison				Converted into office space in 1905 Destroyed by fire in 1916.
	1905	Madison	Morgan County Courthouse		Beaux-Arts		33.5957°N -83.4664°W
Murray Created 1832	1886	Spring Place				It is unknown what courthouses existed before 1886. Became a schoolhouse after the county seat was moved.
	1917	Chatsworth	Murray County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80001123).	34.7669°N -84.7706°W
Muscogee Created 1826	1830				Wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire on 15 October 1838.^[57]
	1838	Columbus			Three-story brick structure.
	1896	Columbus				Demolished in 1973.	32.4635°N -84.9911°W
	1973	Columbus	Muscogee County Courthouse		Modern		32.4635°N -84.9911°W
Newton Created 1821	1821				Log cabin	Ten miles east of present-day Covington
	1823
	18??	Covington				Destroyed by fire on 31 December 1883.^[58]
	1884	Covington	Newton County Courthouse		Second Empire	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001216).	33.5969°N -83.8603°W
Oconee Created 1875	1875	Watkinvsille				Destroyed by fire on 6 May 1938.^[59]
	1939	Watkinvsille	Oconee County Courthouse			Constructed by the WPA.	33.8634°N -83.41°W
Oglethorpe Created 1793	1790s					Some sources say that the first courthouse was built on the Salem Road near present-day Lexington and then moved to Lexington when it became the county seat in 1806.
	1806	Lexington				There were possibly more courthouses between 1806 and 1887.
	1887	Lexington	Oglethorpe County Courthouse			Remodelled in 1992–1993.	33.8692°N -83.1116°W
Paulding Created 1832	1830s	Van Wert				Destroyed by fire in 18??
	18??	Van Wert
	1850s	Dallas
	1892	Dallas	Paulding County Courthouse		Queen Anne	Renovated 1956, 1984–85, and 1991. Target of arson in March 2001, but survived. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001218).	33.9241°N -84.8414°W
Peach Created 1924	1936		Peach County Courthouse		Colonial Revival	Damaged by fire on 8 December 1969.^[60] NRHP-listed (refnum 80001219).	32.5533°N -83.8881°W
Pickens Created 1853	1859				Brick structure.	Demolished in 1888.
	1888	Jasper				Destroyed by fire in 1947.	34.4692°N -84.4298°W
	1949	Jasper	Pickens County Courthouse		Stripped Classicism	NRHP-listed (refnum 08000352).	34.4692°N -84.4298°W
Pierce Created 1857	1858	Blackshear				Destroyed by fire on 11 March 1875.^[61]
	1875	Blackshear			Two-story wooden structure.	Still in existence. Sold in 1902 and moved a few blocks away to be used as a private residence.^[62]
	1902	Blackshear	Pierce County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Remodeled in the 1970s. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001220).	31.3066°N -82.2429°W
Pike Created 1822	1820s	Newnan			Wooden structure.
	1825	Zebulon
	1895	Zebulon	Pike County Courthouse		Romanesque Revival/Colonial Revival	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001222).	33.1022°N -84.3422°W
Polk Created 1851	1852	Cedartown				Destroyed by fire in 1864 by Union troops during the American Civil War
	1867	Cedartown			Two-story brick structure	Destroyed by fire in 1887.
	1889	Cedartown			Single-story brick structure	Clock tower removed in the 1930s Demolished in 1951.	34.0137°N -85.2558°W
	1951	Cedartown	Polk County Courthouse				34.0137°N -85.2558°W
	1935	Cedartown	Polk County Courthouse No. 2			In 1984 the county renovated the former Cedartown City Hall and made it "Courthouse No. 2".	34.0136°N -85.2549°W
Pulaski Created 1808	1812					Moved across the Ocmulgee River in 1836 when the county seat was moved to Hawkinsville. Moved across the street and became a hotel in 1872.
	1874	Hawkinsville	Pulaski County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Restored in 1936 by the WPA. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001224).	32.283°N -83.469°W
Putnam Created 1807	1800s	Eatonton
	1824	Eatonton	Putnam County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Extensively remodeled several times over the years including most recently in 1906.	33.3258°N -83.3889°W
Quitman Created 1858	1850s	Georgetown				Destroyed by fire on 1 February 1921. The county lacked the funding for a new courthouse for over a decade.
	1939	Georgetown	Quitman County Courthouse			Constructed by the WPA. NRHP-listed (refnum 95000718).	31.8858°N -85.1092°W
Rabun Created 1819	1824	Clayton			Two-story log cabin structure.
	1838	Clayton			Two-story log cabin structure.	The wall and floors began to collapse in 1878. It is unknown what served as a courthouse for decades afterwards.
	1908	Clayton			Two-story brick structure.
	1967	Clayton					34.8789°N -83.4031°W
Randolph Created 1828	1837				Wooden structure.
	1840s	Cuthbert			Brick structure.
	1886	Cuthbert	Randolph County Courthouse			Named in Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's 2012 Places in Peril List Renovated in the 2010s.	31.7713°N -84.7893°W
	2005	Cuthbert					31.7668°N -84.7869°W
Richmond Created 1777	1780s					Richmond County purchased a preexisting building in 1785 to house multiple government-related facilities. The building doubled as the meeting place for the Georgia General Assembly.
	1801	Augusta	Old Government House			The building served as both Augusta City Hall and Richmond County Courthouse. Became a private residence in 1821. Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 78001004).	33.4692°N -81.9594°W
	1820	Augusta			Brick structure.	Wings added in 1870. Remodelled in 1892.	33.4713°N -81.9618°W
	1956	Augusta	Richmond County Courthouse		Modern		33.4713°N -81.9618°W
	2011	Augusta	Augusta-Richmond County Judicial Center and John H. Ruffin, Jr. Courthouse		Modern		33.4697°N -81.9719°W
Rockdale Created 1870	1870s	Conyers				It is unknown how many courthouses served between the 1870s and 1939.
	1939	Conyers	Rockdale County Courthouse		Colonial Revival		33.668°N -84.0168°W
Schley Created 1857	1858	Ellaville			Brick structure.	Demolished in October 1937.^[63]
	1899	Ellaville	Schley County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80001230).	32.2379°N -84.309°W
Screven Created 1793	1790s	Jacksonborough
	1832	Jacksonborough
	1847	Sylvania				Destroyed by fire in 1864, during the American Civil War by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops.
	1869	Sylvania			Wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire in early January 1897.^[64]
	1897	Sylvania			Three-story brick structure.	Demolished in 1963.	32.7505°N -81.6364°W
	1964	Sylvania	Screven County Courthouse				32.7507°N -81.645°W
Seminole Created 1920	192?	Donalsonville				Destroyed by fire in March 1922.
	1922	Donalsonville	Seminole County Courthouse		Beaux-Arts/Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001231).	31.0419°N -84.8848°W
Spalding Created 1851	1859				Two-story brick structure.	Converted into the county jail in 1910. NRHP-listed (refnum 00001389).	33.2497°N -84.2606°W
	1911	Griffin			Three-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire on 12 January 1981.	33.2484°N -84.2624°W
	1985	Griffin					33.2484°N -84.2624°W
Stephens Created 1905	1908	Toccoa	Stephens County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001232).	34.5797°N -83.3308°W
	2000	Toccoa	Stephens County Government Building		Modern		34.5798°N -83.3318°W
Stewart Created 1830	1831	Lumpkin
	1837	Lumpkin
	1896	Lumpkin			Two-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire on 21 April 1922.^[65]	32.0506°N -84.7946°W
	1923	Lumpkin	Stewart County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Renovated in 1935-1936 by the WPA and again in 1983. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001234).	32.0506°N -84.7946°W
Sumter Created 1831	1839	Americus			Two-story wooden structure.	Moved to the west side of Jackson Street in 1853.
	1853	Americus			Two-story brick structure.		32.0727°N -84.2344°W
	1888	Americus			Two-story brick structure.	Demolished 1959.	32.073°N -84.2323°W
	1959	Americus	Sumter County Courthouse		Modern	Demolished in 2010	32.072°N -84.2385°W
	2009	Americus					32.0719°N -84.2394°W
Talbot Created 1827	1831				Brick structure.	Destroyed by fire in 1892.
	1892	Talbotton	Talbot County Courthouse		Queen Anne	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001241).	32.6769°N -84.5408°W
Taliaferro Created 1825	1828	Crawfordville				Demolished in 1901.
	1902	Crawfordville	Taliaferro County Courthouse		High Victorian Gothic	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001242).	33.5544°N -82.8967°W
Tattnall Created 1801	1830s	Reidsville
	1857	Reidsville
	1902	Reidsville	Tattnall County Courthouse				32.0868°N -82.1188°W
Taylor Created 1852	1850s	Butler				Demolished in 1935.	32.5572°N -84.2374°W
	1935	Butler	Taylor County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 95000719).	32.5572°N -84.2374°W
Telfair Created 1808	1820s	Jacksonville				How many structures existed until 1860 is unknown.
	1860	Jacksonville			Two-story wooden structure.
	1873	McRae
	1888	McRae			Two-story brick structure.
	1904	McRae			Two-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire in 1934.^[66]	32.0669°N -82.8967°W
	1934	McRae	Telfair County Courthouse and Jail		Colonial Revival	NRHP-listed (refnum 95000720). Incorporates the walls of the 1904 courthouse.	32.0669°N -82.8967°W
Terrell Created 1856	1857	Dawson			Two-story wooden structure.		31.7731°N -84.4458°W
	1892	Dawson	Terrell County Courthouse		High Victorian Gothic	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001244).	31.7731°N -84.4458°W
Thomas Created 1825	1820s	Thomasville			Log cabin
	18??	Thomasville			Wooden structure.	Damaged by a storm in 1852.	30.8389°N -83.9819°W
	1858	Thomasville	Thomas County Courthouse			Remodelled in 1888. Renovated in 1909, 1918, 1922, and 1937. NRHP-listed (refnum 70000224).	30.8389°N -83.9819°W
	2009	Thomasville	Thomas County Judicial Center				30.8389°N -83.9834°W
Tift Created 1905	1913	Tifton	Tift County Courthouse		Beaux-Arts	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001245).	31.4544°N -83.508°W
Toombs Created 1905	1906	Lyons			Brick structure.	Destroyed by fire in 1917.
	1919	Lyons
	1964	Lyons			Modern	Decommissioned in November 2023 following the opening of the new county government building and demolished in February 2024.^[67]
	2023	Lyons	Toombs County Government Center				32.203°N -82.3287°W
Towns Created 1856	1857	Hiawassee
	1905	Hiawassee
	1964	Hiawassee	Towns County Courthouse				34.9467°N -83.7574°W
Treutlen Created 1918	1920	Soperton	Treutlen County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001246).	32.3772°N -82.5934°W
Troup Created 1826	1830	LaGrange			Two-story brick structure.	Demolished 1903/1904.	33.0391°N -85.0316°W
	1904	LaGrange			Three-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire on 4 November 1936.	33.0391°N -85.0316°W
	1939	LaGrange	Troup County Courthouse		Stripped Classicism	NRHP-listed (refnum 95000721). Currently the Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum/LaGrange Art Museum	33.0404°N -85.0309°W
	2001	LaGrange	Troup County Government Center		Modern		33.0397°N -85.0308°W
Turner Created 1905	1907	Ashburn	Turner County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001247).	31.7077°N -83.6526°W
Twiggs Created 1809	1812	Marion
	1825	Jeffersonville			Two-story wooden structure.	Disassembled in 1868 and moved to Jeffersonville. Destroyed by fire on 7 February 1901.^[68]
	1904	Jeffersonville	Twiggs County Courthouse		Romanesque Revival	Renovated in 1979 and again in 1996–2003.	32.6877°N -83.3457°W
Union Created 1832	1830s	Blairsville			Log cabin.	Destroyed by fire in May 1856.^[69]
	1859	Blairsville			Two-story brick structure.	Destroyed by fire in 1898.
	1899	Blairsville	Old Union County Courthouse			NRHP-listed (refnum 80001249).	34.8761°N -83.9585°W
	1976	Blairsville			Modern		34.8785°N -83.9607°W
Upson Created 1824	1828	Thomaston			Brick structure.	Demolished in 1852.
	1852	Thomaston				Bricks from the previous courthouse were used for the first floor. The second floor was wooden.	32.8875°N -84.3267°W
	1908	Thomaston	Upson County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001251).	32.8875°N -84.3267°W
Walker Created 1833	1838	LaFayette				Destroyed by fire on 2 February 1883.^[70]
	1883	LaFayette
	1919	LaFayette	Walker County Courthouse		Beaux-Arts	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001254).	34.7044°N -85.2806°W
Walton Created 1818	1823	Monroe
	1845	Monroe
	1884	Monroe	Walton County Courthouse		Second Empire	Clocktower built in 1910 Renovated in 1933 and 1996.	33.7944°N -83.7125°W
Ware Created 1824	1825	Waresborough			Log cabin		31.2487°N -82.4746°W
	18??	Waresborough			Wooden structure.	Dismantled and moved to Waycross after the courthouse there was destroyed in 1874.^[71]	31.2487°N -82.4746°W 31.2143°N -82.3552°W
	1873	Waycross				Destroyed by fire on 13 October 1874.^[72]	31.2143°N -82.3552°W
	1891	Waycross			Three-story brick structure.		31.2143°N -82.3552°W
	1957	Waycross	Ware County Courthouse				31.2143°N -82.3552°W
Warren Created 1793	1809	Warrenton
	1820s	Warrenton				Destroyed by fire on 23 April 1854 along with a large portion of the town.^[73]
	18??	Warrenton				Destroyed by fire on 6 April 1909.^[74]	33.4067°N -82.6625°W
	1910	Warrenton	Warren County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001259).	33.4067°N -82.6625°W
Washington Created 1784	1780s	Warthen			Log cabin
	1796	Sandersville				Destroyed by fire on 25 March 1855 along with most of the town.^[75]	32.9833°N -82.8119°W
	1856	Sandersville			Brick structure	Destroyed by fire on 27 November 1864 by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in response to Confederate troops firing at them from it during the American Civil War.^[76]	32.9833°N -82.8119°W
	1869	Sandersville	Washington County Courthouse		High Victorian Gothic/Second Empire		32.9833°N -82.8119°W
Wayne Created 1803	1860				Wooden structure.	The county seat of Wayne County changed every few years for several decades and it is uncertain what was used before 1860. Built in the woods northwest of Waynesville.
	1870s	Jesup			Two-story wooden structure.	Became Hotel Wayne after 1903 for an unknown number of years.
	1903	Jesup	Wayne County Courthouse		Romanesque Revival	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001261).	31.6041°N -81.88°W
Webster Created 1853	1860	Preston			Wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire on 28 September 1914.^[77]	32.0663°N -84.5371°W
	1915	Preston	Webster County Courthouse		Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001262).	32.0663°N -84.5371°W
Wheeler Created 1912	1914	Alamo				Destroyed by fire on 3 March 1916.
	1917	Alamo	Wheeler County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Renovated in 1961. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001263).	32.1481°N -82.7823°W
White Created 1857	1859	Cleveland			Georgian	Currently the White County Historical Society NRHP-listed (refnum 70000226).	34.5971°N -83.7633°W
	1964	Cleveland			Modern		34.5958°N -83.7629°W
Whitfield Created 1851	1850s	Dalton				Destroyed by fire in 1864, by the troops of William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War. It is unknown what served as the courthouse for several decades.
	1891	Dalton			Two-story brick structure.	Demolished in 1960.	34.7724°N -84.9713°W
	1961	Dalton			Modern	Absorbed by the 2006 structure.	34.7724°N -84.9713°W
	2006	Dalton	Whitfield County Courthouse		Modern		34.7724°N -84.9713°W
Wilcox Created 1857	1858	Abbeville			Wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire on 24 March 1878.^[78]
	1870s	Abbeville			Two-story wooden structure.	Fate unknown	31.9925°N -83.3067°W
	1903	Abbeville			Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001265).	31.9925°N -83.3067°W
Wilkes Created 1777	1785	Washington
	1786	Washington					33.7373°N -82.7392°W
	1804	Washington			Two-story wooden structure		33.7373°N -82.7392°W
	1817	Washington				Demolished in 1902.	33.7373°N -82.7392°W
	1904	Washington	Wilkes County Courthouse		Richardsonian Romanesque	Damaged by fire on 24 December 1958, but repaired. Restored to pre-1958 appearance in 1989.	33.7381°N -82.7389°W
Wilkinson Created 1803	1810s	Irwinton
	1810s	Irwinton
	1829	Irwinton				Destroyed by fire in 1829.
	18??	Irwinton				Destroyed by fire on 7 February 1854.^[79]
	1850s	Irwinton
	18??	Irwinton				Destroyed by fire on 14 February 1924.
	1924	Irwinton	Wilkinson County Courthouse				32.8106°N -83.1742°W
Worth Created 1853	1854	Isabella			Two-story wooden structure.	Destroyed by fire on 26 January 1879.^[80] A schoolhouse was used after the fire until it too was destroyed by a fire on 24 October 1880.^[81]
	1887	Isabella				Destroyed by fire on 9 August 1893.^[82]
	1905	Sylvester			Neoclassical	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001268). Severely damaged by a fire on 27 January 1982.	31.5278°N -83.8361°W
	1984	Sylvester	Worth County Courthouse		Neoclassical	Modelled upon the 1905 courthouse.	31.5278°N -83.8361°W

See also

• List of county seats in Georgia
• List of United States federal courthouses in Georgia

External links

• GEORGIAINFO An Online Georgia Almanac created by GALILEO.
• Courthouse History A historical look at United States courthouses through postcards.

Notes and References

1. Book: Jordan . Robert H.. Puster . J. Gregg . 1984 . Courthouses in Georgia . Harrison Company . 9780910694018.
2. Book: Jordan . Robert H.. Puster . J. Gregg . 1984 . Courthouses in Georgia . Harrison Company . 9780910694018.
3. Web site: Counties. . 2017. GEORGIAINFO: An Online Georgia Almanac . Digital Library of Georgia. 30 March 2017.
4. Web site: Counties. . 2017. GEORGIAINFO: An Online Georgia Almanac . Digital Library of Georgia. 30 March 2017.
5. Book: Jordan . Robert H.. Puster . J. Gregg . 1984 . Courthouses in Georgia . Harrison Company . 9780910694018.
6. Book: Jordan . Robert H.. Puster . J. Gregg . 1984 . Courthouses in Georgia . Harrison Company . 9780910694018.
7. Book: Jordan . Robert H.. Puster . J. Gregg . 1984 . Courthouses in Georgia . Harrison Company . 9780910694018.
8. Web site: Counties. . 2017. GEORGIAINFO: An Online Georgia Almanac . Digital Library of Georgia. 30 March 2017.
9. Book: Jordan . Robert H.. Puster . J. Gregg . 1984 . Courthouses in Georgia . Harrison Company . 9780910694018.
10. Web site: Counties. . 2017. GEORGIAINFO: An Online Georgia Almanac . Digital Library of Georgia. 30 March 2017.
11. Web site: Counties. . 2017. GEORGIAINFO: An Online Georgia Almanac . Digital Library of Georgia. 30 March 2017.
12. Web site: Counties. . 2017. GEORGIAINFO: An Online Georgia Almanac . Digital Library of Georgia. 30 March 2017.
13. News: . Court House Burned. The Macon Telegraph and Messager. Macon, Georgia. 9 September 1876. 30 June 2021.
14. News: Wilson. Asia . 29 October 2018. Baker Co. voting precinct destroyed during Hurricane Michael. WALB. Albany, Georgia. 5 November 2018.
15. News: . Court House Burnt. Southern Recorder. Milledgeville, Georgia. 26 February 1861 . 13 May 2017.
16. News: . Correspondence of the Morning News. Daily Morning News. Savannah, Georgia. 28 May 1856. 14 May 2017.
17. News: . Fire in Waynesboro . Central Georgian. Sandersville, Georgia. 31 January 1856 . 21 August 2017.
18. News: . We are sorry to hear... . Georgia Courier. Augusta, Georgia. 14 February 1828. 21 August 2017.
19. News: . The court house. Bainbridge Democrat. Bainbridge, Georgia. 17 December 1891. 13 May 2017.
20. Book: Huxford, Folks. 1916. History of Clinch County, Georgia. Macon, Georgia. J. W. Burke Company. 46.
21. News: . Courthouse Fire Licks at Dynamite Cache. Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. 4 May 1952.
22. News: . The court house.... Houston Home Journal. Perry, Georgia. 13 October 1898. 13 May 2017.
23. News: . Courthouse Burns in Coffee County. Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. 26 November 1938.
24. News: . Fire. Home Journal. Perry, Georgia. 17 March 1881. 16 April 2017.
25. News: . Dade Court House Burnt. Savannah Daily Georgian. Savannah, Georgia. 20 April 1853. 13 May 2017.
26. News: . DeKalb Courthouse Destroyed by Blaze. Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. 14 September 1916.
27. News: . Court House Burnt. The Georgia Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. 18 May 1847. 13 May 2017.
28. News: . Court House Consumed . Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. 5 January 1898. 12 May 2017.
29. News: . Fire at Swainsborough. Daily Chronicle and Sentinel. Augusta, Georgia. 5 May 1841. 28 August 2017.
30. News: . Court House Burns Down. The Home journal. Perry, Georgia. 5 June 1919 . 28 August 2017.
31. News: . Courthouse fire suspect denied planning arson. Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. 6 October 1982.
32. News: . DOI Called on Cumming Courthouse Fire. The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia . 7 November 1973 .
33. News: . 22 September 1897. Notice of Levy of Special Tax. The Brunswick Times. Brunswick, Georgia. 11 March 2023.
34. News: . 4 March 1897. 'Twas not like Banquo's Ghost. The Brunswick Times. Brunswick, Georgia. 11 March 2023.
35. News: . 23 February 1908. To Welcome Friends In New Home. The Brunswick News. Brunswick, Georgia. 12 March 2023.
36. News: . Old Cairo Courthouse Burns Down. Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia . 19 February 1980.
37. News: . Court House Burned. Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. 15 September 1871.
38. News: . FIRES!. Southern Banner. Athens, Georgia . 25 December 1851.
39. News: Womack. Amy. 11 August 2014. Cause undetermined for fire that destroyed Hancock County Courthouse. Macon Telegraph. Macon Georgia. 14 May 2017.
40. News: Carter. Margaret-Ann. Key. Randy. 11 May 2016. Hancock County Courthouse Rises From The Ashes. News Channel 6 WJBF. 14 May 2017.
41. News: . Burning of Heard County's Courthouse. Herald and Advertiser. Newnan, Georgia. 16 March 1894. 14 May 2017.
42. News: . Houston Has Had Three Courthouses In Its 153 Years. Houston Home Journal. Perry, Georgia. 6 June 1974. 22 August 2017.
43. News: . Court House Burnt. Southern Recorder. Milledgeville, Georgia. 30 March 1858.
44. News: . Another Court House Burnt. Southern Banner. Athens, Georgia. 1 July 1858. 16 April 2017.
45. News: . Building A New Courthouse. Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. 13 March 1904.
46. News: . Festival Scheduled April 1. Houston Home Journal. Perry, Georgia. 23 March 1978. 22 August 2017.
47. News: . We regret to hear.... Albany Patriot. Albany, Georgia. 5 March 1857. 13 May 2017.
48. News: . A Court House Burnt - Great Excitement - Valuable Documents Lost. Columbus enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. 10 March 1857. 21 August 2017.
49. News: . Festival Scheduled April 1. Houston Home Journal. Perry, Georgia. 23 March 1978. 22 August 2017.
50. News: . Another Fire. Savannah Daily Republican. Savannah, Georgia. 13 November 1845. 20 January 2018.
51. News: . 31 January 1873. Letter From Darien. Savannah Morning News. Savannah, Georgia. 8 March 2023.
52. News: . Mysterious fire rekindles history. The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. 13 December 1981.
53. News: . Meriwether Keeps Sprouting New Courthouses. Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. 16 February 1878.
54. Book: Caldwell, Wilber. 2001. The Courthouse and the Depot. Mercer University Press. 282. 9780865547483 .
55. News: . State Items. Newnan Herald. Newnan, Georgia . 26 January 1867. 14 May 2017.
56. News: . Court House Burned. Georgia Constitutionalist. Augusta, Georgia. 3 September 1844. 21 August 2017.
57. News: . The following is an extract.... Chronicle and sentinel. Augusta, Georgia. 16 October 1838. 22 August 2017.
58. News: . Covingtons was the scene... . Early County News. Blakely, Georgia. 3 January 1884. 19 May 2018.
59. News: . Georgia Courthouse Is Razed By Flames. Butler Herald. Butler, Georgia. 12 May 1938. 22 August 2017.
60. News: . Arson Probed In Peach Fire. Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. 10 December 1969.
61. News: . Incendiarism at Blackshear. Savannah Morning News. Savannah, Georgia. 13 March 1875. 3 May 2017.
62. News: Dixon . Dawn . 11 June 2008. Making a home out of history. Blackshear Times. Blackshear, Georgia. 3 May 2017.
63. News: . Old Courthouse Being Razed. Butler Herald. Butler, Georgia. 28 October 1937. 22 August 2017.
64. News: . Georgia Town Has A Bad Blaze. Sandersville Herald. Sanderville, Georgia. 14 January 1897. 22 August 2017.
65. News: . Stewart County Courthouse Destroyed Fire Early Today. Daily Times Enterprise . Thomasville, Georgia. 21 April 1922. 16 April 2017.
66. News: . They have a nice reason.... Butler Herald. Butler, Georgia. 10 May 1934. 22 August 2017.
67. News: Hilt . Kathy . The End of Era; The Beginning of Another . February 7, 2024 . Southeast Georgia Today . February 6, 2024.
68. News: . Twiggs Courthouse Was Burned to the Ground. Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. 8 February 1901. 7 December 2021.
69. News: . Court House Burnt. Southern Banner. Athens, Georgia. 15 May 1856.
70. News: . Layfayette Courthouse Burned. Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. 3 February 1883.
71. Book: Jordan . Robert H.. Puster . J. Gregg . 1984 . Courthouses in Georgia . 171 . Harrison Company . 9780910694018.
72. News: . Destructive Fire at Waycross. Savannah Morning News. Savannah, Georgia. 14 October 1874. 26 April 2017.
73. News: . Disastrous Fire. Daily Morning News. Savannah, Georgia. 27 April 1854. 13 May 2017.
74. News: . Loss $60,000 in Big Blaze. Atlanta Georgian and News. Atlanta, Georgia. 7 April 1909. 21 August 2017.
75. News: . Sandersville in Ruins. Southern Recorder. Milledgeville, Georgia. 27 March 1855. 14 May 2017.
76. News: . Grand Jury Presentments. Central Georgian. Sandersville, Georgia. 21 March 1866. 21 August 2017.
77. News: . Webster Courthouse Damaged by Fire. Grady County Progress. Cairo, Georgia . 2 October 1914. 16 April 2017.
78. News: . 27 March 1878. Burning of the Wilcox County Courthouse. Savannah Morning News. Savannah, Georgia. 29 June 2021.
79. News: . The court-house.... Southern Recorder. Milledgeville. 4 February 1854. 14 May 2017.
80. News: . Court House Burned. Albany News. Albany, Georgia. 30 January 1879. 13 May 2017.
81. News: . Court House Burnt. Weekly Sumter Republican. Americus, Georgia. 29 October 1880. 13 May 2017.
82. News: . Fire at Isabella. Americus Times-Recorder. Americus, Georgia. 10 August 1893.