List of county courthouses in Georgia

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]

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]

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

County courthouse listing
List of county courthouses in Georgia[12]
CountyDate completeLocationArticleImageStyleNotesCoordinates
Appling
Created 1818		 1820sHolmesvilleWooden structureDestroyed by fire in the 1850s
1856HolmesvilleTwo-story Wooden structureSold in 1873 to finance the new courthouse in Baxley
1873BaxleyWooden structureReplaced in 1908
1908BaxleyAppling County CourthouseNeoclassical
NRHP-listed (refnum 80000965).		31.778056°N 82.349167°W / 31.778056; -82.349167 (Appling County Courthouse)
Atkinson
Created 1917		 1920PeasonAtkinson County CourthouseNeoclassicalRemodeled in the early 1980s.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80000966).		31.297222°N 82.853056°W / 31.297222; -82.853056 (Atkinson County Courthouse)
Bacon
Created 1914		 1919AlmaBacon County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80000967).31.541111°N 82.462778°W / 31.541111; -82.462778 (Bacon County Courthouse)
Baker
Created 1825		 late 1820sByronCounty seat moved to Newton in 1837
1837Newton
1874Newton
1900NewtonBaker County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalRenovated 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.[13]		31.314312°N 84.335317°W / 31.314312; -84.335317 (Old Baker County Courthouse)
2000NewtonFormerly a schoolhouse31.317730°N 84.342342°W / 31.317730; -84.342342 (Baker County Courthouse)
Baldwin
Created 1803		 1806HillsboroughCounty seat moved to Milledgeville in 1807. County courts held in the state capitol until 1808.
1814Milledgeville
1847MilledgevilleDestroyed by fire on 24 February 1861.[14]
County court held in various locations afterwards.
1887MilledgevilleBaldwin County CourthouseRemodeled in 1937 and 1965.
Still in existence.		33.081327°N 83.229442°W / 33.081327; -83.229442 (Old Baldwin County Courthouse)
1997Milledgeville33.081415°N 83.228717°W / 33.081415; -83.228717 (Baldwin County Courthouse)
Banks
Created 1859		 1863HomerOld Banks County CourthouseGreek RevivalConstruction started in 1860, and delayed by the American Civil War. Some sources say it was completed in 1875.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80000969).		34.334688°N 83.498904°W / 34.334688; -83.498904 (Old Banks County Courthouse)
1987HomerBanks County CourthouseModern34.335381°N 83.499374°W / 34.335381; -83.499374 (Banks County Courthouse)
Barrow
Created 1914		 1920WinderBarrow County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80000970).33.992361°N 83.721596°W / 33.992361; -83.721596 (Barrow County Courthouse)
Bartow
Created 1832		 1830sCassvilleDestroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
1869CartersvilleOld Bartow County CourthouseItalianateThe Bartow History Museum since 2010.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80000972).		34.166944°N 84.796111°W / 34.166944; -84.796111 (Old Bartow County Courthouse)
1902CartersvilleBartow County CourthouseNeoclassicalStill occasionally used for court.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80000971).		34.165947°N 84.797734°W / 34.165947; -84.797734 (Bartow County Courthouse)
1992CartersvilleFrank Moore Administration and Judicial CenterModern34.165694°N 84.799973°W / 34.165694; -84.799973 (Frank Moore Administration and Judicial Center)
Ben Hill
Created 1906		 1909FitzgeraldBen Hill County CourthouseNeoclassicalRenovated in the 1950s.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80000973).		31.714479°N 83.249850°W / 31.714479; -83.249850 (Ben Hill County Courthouse)
Berrien
Created 1856		 1858NashvilleTwo-story wooden structureMoved across the street from the square and used as a hotel in 1898.31.206741°N 83.249778°W / 31.206741; -83.249778 (Old Berrien County Courthouse)
1898NashvilleBerrien County CourthouseNRHP-listed (refnum 77000409).31.206741°N 83.249778°W / 31.206741; -83.249778 (Berrien County Courthouse)
2008NashvilleBerrien County Administration BuildingModern31.208515°N 83.249754°W / 31.208515; -83.249754 (Berrien County Administration Building)
Bibb
Created 1822		 1825MaconOne-room building
1828MaconBrick structure
1870MaconThree-story structure with a clock tower32.838557°N 83.627862°W / 32.838557; -83.627862 (Old Bibb County Courthouse)
1924MaconBibb County CourthouseNeoclassicalRemodelled in 1940 as part of WPA32.838557°N 83.627862°W / 32.838557; -83.627862 (Bibb County Courthouse)
Bleckley
Created 1912		 1914CochranBleckley County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80000975).32.387570°N 83.355384°W / 32.387570; -83.355384 (Bleckley County Courthouse)
Brantley
Created 1920		 1921HobokenFate unknown
1930NahuntaBrantley County CourthouseColonial RevivalNRHP-listed (refnum 95000712).31.203040°N 81.981578°W / 31.203040; -81.981578 (Brantley County Courthouse)
Brooks
Created 1858		 1864QuitmanBrooks County CourthouseRomanesque Revival/Renaissance RevivalConstruction began in 1859, but was halted due to the America Civil War
Remodeled in 1892.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80000976).		30.785386°N 83.560075°W / 30.785386; -83.560075 (Brooks County Courthouse)
Bryan
Created 1793		 1790sHardwickFate unknown
late 1790sBryan CourthouseAlso known as Lamb's Tavern
1810sClydeFate unknown
1938PembrokeBryan County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 95000713).32.133476°N 81.621502°W / 32.133476; -81.621502 (Bryan County Courthouse)
Bulloch
Created 1796		 1803StatesboroWooden structure
1807StatesboroWooden structureDestroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
1866StatesboroTwo-story wooden structure
1894StatesboroBulloch County CourthouseQueen AnneNRHP-listed (refnum 80000978).32.449333°N 81.783030°W / 32.449333; -81.783030 (Bulloch County Courthouse)
Burke
Created 1777		 1777WaynesboroWooden structureDestroyed by fire in 1825.
1856WaynesboroTwo-story brick structure.[15]Destroyed by fire on 24 January 1856.[16]
1857WaynesboroBurke County CourthouseItalianateExpanded 1899, and 1940. Renovated several times.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80000980).		33.090485°N 82.015625°W / 33.090485; -82.015625 (Burke County Courthouse)
Butts
Created 1825		 1826JacksonLog cabinReplaced 1827.
N/AJacksonDestroyed by fire on 7 February 1828 before completion.[17]
1828Jackson
1860JacksonDestroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
1870sJackson33.294774°N 83.966967°W / 33.294774; -83.966967 (Old Butts County Courthouse)
1898JacksonButts County CourthouseHigh Victorian GothicNRHP-listed (refnum 80000982).33.294774°N 83.966967°W / 33.294774; -83.966967 (Butts County Courthouse)
Calhoun
Created 1854		 1854MorganDestroyed by fire in 1888.
1888MorganDamaged by fire on 12 December 1891.[18]
Destroyed by fire on 2 August 1920.
1935MorganCalhoun County CourthouseColonial RevivalRenovated 1972.31.537660°N 84.599654°W / 31.537660; -84.599654 (Calhoun County Courthouse)
Camden
Created 1777		 1780sSt. PatrickFate unknown.
1800sJeffersonFate unknown.
1870sSt. MarysFate unknown.
1928WoodbineCamden County CourthouseGothic Revival architectureStill in existence.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80000983).		30.968185°N 81.720836°W / 30.968185; -81.720836 (Old Camden County Courthouse)
2004WoodbineModern30.968259°N 81.720355°W / 30.968259; -81.720355 (Camden County Courthouse)
Campbell
Created 1828
Merged with
Fulton in 1932		 1829CampbelltonWood structureFate unknown.
1835CampbelltonTwo-story brick structure.Demolished in the early 1900s.
1871FairburnCampbell County CourthouseGreek Revival/ItalianateCounty merged with Fulton County in 1932.
Currently used as a community center.
NRHP-listed (refnum 76000634).		33.566667°N 84.579444°W / 33.566667; -84.579444 (Campbell County Courthouse)
Candler
Created 1914		 1921MetterCandler County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80000984).32.396750°N 82.062424°W / 32.396750; -82.062424 (Campbell County Courthouse)
Carroll
Created 1826		 1820sCarrollton
1849Carrollton33.580093°N 85.075098°W / 33.580093; -85.075098 (1849 Carroll County Courthouse)
1892CarrolltonDestroyed by fire in 1927.33.579560°N 85.072604°W / 33.579560; -85.072604 (Old Carroll County Courthouse)
1928CarrolltonCarroll County CourthouseRenaissance RevivalNRHP-listed (refnum 80000985).33.579560°N 85.072604°W / 33.579560; -85.072604 (Carroll County Courthouse)
Catoosa
Created 1853		 1856RinggoldThird story added as masonic lodge in late-1850s
Saved from burning by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 because of the masonic lodge.
1939RinggoldCatoosa County CourthouseColonial RevivalNRHP-listed (refnum 06000844).34.915843°N 85.110803°W / 34.915843; -85.110803 (Catoosa County Courthouse)
Charlton
Created 1854		 1856Trader's HillTwo-story wooden structureDestroyed by fire in 1877.
1870sTrader's Hill
1902FolkstonDestroyed by fire in 1928.
1928FolkstonCharlton County CourthouseColonial Revival/NeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80000987).30.83189°N 82.00486°W / 30.83189; -82.00486 (Charlton County Courthouse)
Chatham
Created 1777		 1730sSavannahVarious structures served as a courthouse during the Trustee Period.
1750sSavannah
1773SavannahConstruction 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.
1804SavannahBrick structure.Demolished October 1830.
1832SavannahGreek RevivalDemolished 1889.32.077642°N 81.091872°W / 32.077642; -81.091872 (1832 Chatham County Courthouse)
1889SavannahChatham County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalStill in existence. Used as an administration building.32.077642°N 81.091872°W / 32.077642; -81.091872 (Old Chatham County Courthouse)
1978SavannahModern32.079185°N 81.097091°W / 32.079185; -81.097091 (Chatham County Courthouse)
Chattahoochee
Created 1854		 1850sCussetaOld Chattahoochee County CourthouseTwo-story wooden structure.Moved to Westville (Georgia) in 1974. Still in existence.32.3839°N 84.9585°W / 32.3839; -84.9585
1975CussetaChattahoochee County CourthouseModern32.306329°N 84.776628°W / 32.306329; -84.776628 (Chattahoochee County Courthouse)
Chattooga
Created 1838		 1840SummervilleTwo-story structure.
1909SummervilleChattooga County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80000988).34.480458°N 85.348470°W / 34.480458; -85.348470 (Chattooga County Courthouse)
Cherokee
Created 1831		 1833CantonLog Cabin
1840sCantonDestroyed by General William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
1874CantonDestroyed by fire in 1928 while the new courthouse was being built.34.237077°N 84.490839°W / 34.237077; -84.490839 (1874 Cherokee County Courthouse)
1929CantonCherokee County CourthouseNeoclassicalConstruction began in 1927.
Some offices still in use.
NRHP-listed (refnum 81000198).		34.237587°N 84.490943°W / 34.237587; -84.490943 (Cherokee County Courthouse)
1994CantonCherokee County Justice Center34.237581°N 84.490129°W / 34.237581; -84.490129 (Cherokee County Justice Center)
Clarke
Created 1801		 1802Watkinvsille
1806Watkinvsille
1829Watkinvsille
1849Watkinvsille
18??AthensThe 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.
1876AthensTwo-story red brick courthouse33.959919°N 83.383855°W / 33.959919; -83.383855 (Old Clarke County Courthouse)
1914AthensClarke County CourthouseBeaux-Arts33.959998°N 83.374490°W / 33.959998; -83.374490 (Clarke County Courthouse)
Clay
Created 1854		 1873Fort GainesClay County CourthouseIt is unknown what the county previously used as a courthouse.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80000992).		31.604198°N 85.048419°W / 31.604198; -85.048419 (Clay County Courthouse)
Clayton
Created 1858		 1859JonesboroWooden structure.Destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
1869JonesboroItalianateBecame a masonic lodge in 1898.
Still in existence.		33.522833°N 84.353868°W / 33.522833; -84.353868 (Old Clayton County Courthouse)
1898JonesboroClayton County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalSurrounded in 1962 by an addition
By February 2001, the 1962 addition was removed.		33.520863°N 84.353320°W / 33.520863; -84.353320 (Clayton County Courthouse)
2000JonesboroHarold R. Banke Justice Center33.506615°N 84.356970°W / 33.506615; -84.356970 (Harold R. Banke Justice Center)
Clinch
Created 1850		 1852MagnoliaDestroyed by fire in 1856.
1859MagnoliaMoved to Homerville during the winter of 1859–1860.[19]
Destroyed by fire in 1867.
18??Homerville
1896HomervilleClinch County CourthouseFolk VictorianRenovated by the WPA in 1936.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80000993).		31.036924°N 82.748453°W / 31.036924; -82.748453 (Clinch County Courthouse)
Cobb
Created 1832		 1834MariettaLog cabin
1838MariettaDemolished in the summer of 1852.
1850sMariettaDestroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.
1873MariettaTwo-story brick structure.33.952434°N 84.548756°W / 33.952434; -84.548756 (1873 Cobb County Courthouse)
1899MariettaDamaged by a fire on 3 May 1952.[20]33.952434°N 84.548756°W / 33.952434; -84.548756 (Old Cobb County Courthouse)
1966MariettaCobb County CourthouseModern.33.952880°N 84.546702°W / 33.952880; -84.546702 (Cobb County Courthouse)
Coffee
Created 1854		 1850sDouglasLog cabin
1889DouglasLog cabinDestroyed by fire on 7 October 1898.[21]
1900DouglasTwo-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire on 25 November 1938.[22]31.508535°N 82.850670°W / 31.508535; -82.850670 (Old Coffee County Courthouse)
1940DouglasCoffee County CourthouseStripped Classicism31.508664°N 82.850987°W / 31.508664; -82.850987 (Coffee County Courthouse)
Colquitt
Created 1854		 1859MoultrieLog cabinDestroyed by fire on 25 February 1881.[23]
1880sMoultrieTwo-story wooden structure.31.179408°N 83.788243°W / 31.179408; -83.788243 (Old Colquitt County Courthouse)
1902MoultrieColquitt County CourthouseNeoclassicalPartially 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).		31.179408°N 83.788243°W / 31.179408; -83.788243 (Colquitt County Courthouse)
Columbia
Created 1790		 1790Cobbham
1792Kiokee
1793Appling
1812ApplingColumbia County CourthouseGreek Revival/ItalianateExtensive additions made in 1856.
Restored in 1980.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001005).		33.546569°N 82.316447°W / 33.546569; -82.316447 (Columbia County Courthouse)
2001EvansColumbia County Courthouse Annex33.545389°N 82.132998°W / 33.545389; -82.132998 (Columbia County Courthouse Annex)
Cook
Created 1918		 19??AdelThe second floor of Adel city hall was used as a courthouse upon the creation of the county.
1939AdelCook County CourthouseStripped ClassicismNRHP-listed (refnum 95000714).31.139231°N 83.423810°W / 31.139231; -83.423810 (Cook County Courthouse)
Coweta
Created 1826		 1828NewnanLog cabin
1829NewnanTwo-story brick structure.33.374774°N 84.799983°W / 33.374774; -84.799983 (Old Coweta County Courthouse)
1904NewnanCoweta County CourthouseNeoclassicalRenovated in 1975, and again in 1989–1990.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001006).		33.374774°N 84.799983°W / 33.374774; -84.799983 (Coweta County Courthouse)
Crawford
Created 1822		 1820sKnoxvilleDestroyed by fire in 1829 or 1830.
1832KnoxvilleCrawford County CourthouseRenovated many times since it was constructed.
Still in existence.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001008).		32.724414°N 83.997944°W / 32.724414; -83.997944 (Old Crawford County Courthouse)
2002Knoxville32.723170°N 83.996656°W / 32.723170; -83.996656 (Crawford County Courthouse)
Crisp
Created 1905		 1907CordeleDestroyed by fire in 1950.31.967207°N 83.783022°W / 31.967207; -83.783022 (Old Crisp County Courthouse)
1950CordeleCrisp County CourthouseModern31.973436°N 83.782095°W / 31.973436; -83.782095 (Crisp County Courthouse)
Dade
Created 1837		 18??TrentonDestroyed by fire on 15 April 1853.[24]
1850sTrentonDestroyed by fire November 1863 by Union troops as part of Chattanooga Campaign during the American Civil War.
1869TrentonFire in 1895.
Demolished in 1925.
1926TrentonDade County CourthouseDutch Colonial RevivalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001009).34.872194°N 85.509341°W / 34.872194; -85.509341 (Dade County Courthouse)
2001TrentonDade County Administrative Building34.871420°N 85.511942°W / 34.871420; -85.511942 (Dade County Administrative Building)
Dawson
Created 1857		 1858DawsonvilleDawson County CourthouseStill in existence.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001010).		34.421291°N 84.118906°W / 34.421291; -84.118906 (Dawson County Courthouse)
1978DawsonvilleModernDemolished and replaced in 2011. 34.422988°N 84.119299°W / 34.422988; -84.119299 (Dawson County Courthouse)
2011 Dawsonville 34.422941°N 84.119408°W / 34.422941; -84.119408
Decatur
Created 1823		 1824BainbridgeWooden structure.
1832BainbridgeBrick structure.
1855BainbridgeTwo-story brick structure.30.906164°N 84.576054°W / 30.906164; -84.576054 (Old Decatur County Courthouse)
1902BainbridgeDecatur County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001011).30.906843°N 84.576693°W / 30.906843; -84.576693 (Decatur County Courthouse)
DeKalb
Created 1822		 1823DecaturWooden structure.
18??DecaturWooden structure.Destroyed by fire in 1842.
18??DecaturWooden structure.Destroyed by fire in 1898.
18??DecaturDestroyed by fire on 13 September 1916.[25]
1916DecaturOld DeKalb County CourthouseBrick structure.NRHP-listed (refnum 71001016).33.775102°N 84.296504°W / 33.775102; -84.296504 (Old DeKalb County Courthouse)
1967DecaturModern33.774015°N 84.297323°W / 33.774015; -84.297323 (DeKalb County Courthouse)
Dodge
Created 1870		 1870EastmanTwo-story wooden structure.32.200989°N 83.175983°W / 32.200989; -83.175983 (Dodge County Courthouse)
1908EastmanDodge County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001012).32.200989°N 83.175983°W / 32.200989; -83.175983 (Dodge County Courthouse)
Dooly
Created 1821		 1820sBerrien
1830sDraytonWooden structure.
1842ViennaWooden structure.Destroyed by fire on 7 May 1847.[26]
1849ViennaWooden structure.
1892ViennaDooly County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalRenovated in 1963, and in the 1980s.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001013).		32.091076°N 83.797398°W / 32.091076; -83.797398 (Dooly County Courthouse)
Dougherty
Created 1853		 1856AlbanyTwo-story brick structure31.579271°N 84.152410°W / 31.579271; -84.152410 (1856 Dougherty County Courthouse)
1904AlbanyDestroyed by fire in 1966.31.579271°N 84.152410°W / 31.579271; -84.152410 (Dougherty County Courthouse)
1968AlbanyAlbany-Dougherty County Judicial BuildingModernShared government building with the city of Albany until 1993.31.579271°N 84.152410°W / 31.579271; -84.152410 (Albany-Dougherty County Judicial Building)
Douglas
Created 1870		 1872Douglasville
1880DouglasvilleTwo-story brick structure.Abandoned in 1884 due to poor quality bricks.
What was used for the next few years is unknown.		33.750055°N 84.750493°W / 33.750055; -84.750493 (1880 Douglas County Courthouse)
1896DouglasvilleTwo-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire on 11 January 1956.33.750055°N 84.750493°W / 33.750055; -84.750493 (1896 Douglas County Courthouse)
1957DouglasvilleDouglas County CourthouseModernCurrently home to the Douglas County Historical Society.
NRHP-listed (refnum 02001216).		33.750055°N 84.750493°W / 33.750055; -84.750493 (Old Douglas County Courthouse)
1998DouglasvilleModern33.743449°N 84.730775°W / 33.743449; -84.730775 (Douglas County Courthouse)
Early
Created 1818		 1826BlakelyWooden structure.
1858BlakelyDestroyed by fire in 1896.
1906BlakelyEarly County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001015).31.377631°N 84.934007°W / 31.377631; -84.934007 (Early County Courthouse)
Echols
Created 1858		 1859StatenvilleTwo-story wooden structure.Destroyed by fire on 31 December 1897 thought to be set by an arsonist.[27]30.703137°N 83.027762°W / 30.703137; -83.027762 (1858 Echols County Courthouse)
1899StatenvilleTwo-story wooden structure.Demolished August 195530.703137°N 83.027762°W / 30.703137; -83.027762 (1899 Echols County Courthouse)
1955StatenvilleEchols County CourthouseModern30.703137°N 83.027762°W / 30.703137; -83.027762 (Echols County Courthouse)
Effingham
Created 1777		 1780sTuckasee King
1780sElberton
1798Ebenezer
1800sSpringfield
1810sSpringfieldAuthorized by the Georgia General Assembly in 1816.
Possibly never built.
1849Springfield
1908SpringfieldOld Effingham County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001016).32.374101°N 81.314956°W / 32.374101; -81.314956 (Old Effingham County Courthouse)
2007SpringfieldEffingham County Judicial ComplexModern32.373018°N 81.315152°W / 32.373018; -81.315152 (Effingham County Judicial Complex)
Elbert
Created 1790		 1792Elberton
1816Elberton
1894ElbertonElbert County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001017).34.109917°N 82.868590°W / 34.109917; -82.868590 (Elbert County Courthouse)
Emanuel
Created 1812		 1814SwainsboroDestroyed by fire on 10 April 1841.[28]
1854SwainsboroDestroyed by fire in 1855.
1856SwainsboroDestroyed by fire in 1857.
1850sSwainsboroTwo-story wooden structureMoved in 1895 to the southeast corner of Moring and South Green Streets.
Demolished in 1960.
1895SwainsboroTwo-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire in May 1919.[29]32.596756°N 82.334394°W / 32.596756; -82.334394 (Emanuel County Courthouse)
1920SwainsboroThree-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire on 10 November 1938.32.596756°N 82.334394°W / 32.596756; -82.334394 (1920 Emanuel County Courthouse)
1940SwainsboroEmanuel County CourthouseStripped ClassicismDemolished in 2000.
NRHP-listed (refnum 95000715).		32.596756°N 82.334394°W / 32.596756; -82.334394 (Old Emanuel County Courthouse)
2002SwainsboroIncorporates a 1936 United States Post Office.32.596469°N 82.333230°W / 32.596469; -82.333230 (Emanuel County Courthouse)
Evans
Created 1914		 1923ClaxtonEvans County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001018).32.161773°N 81.907528°W / 32.161773; -81.907528 (Evans County Courthouse)
Fannin
Created 1854		 1850sMorgantonWooden structure.Destroyed by fire in 18??.
1896Blue RidgeTwo-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire on 4 July 1936.34.864009°N 84.327395°W / 34.864009; -84.327395 (1896 Fannin County Courthouse)
1937Blue RidgeFannin County CourthouseNeoclassicalStill in existence.
Currently The Georgia Mountain Center for the Arts.
NRHP-listed (refnum 95000716).		34.863839°N 84.327101°W / 34.863839; -84.327101 (Old Fannin County Courthouse)
2004Blue RidgeModern34.864205°N 84.326654°W / 34.864205; -84.326654 (Fannin County Courthouse)
Fayette
Created 1821		 1825FayettevilleFayette County CourthouseRemodelled in 1965 into a three-story building.
A fire set by an arsonist destroyed the third floor on 11 April 1981.[30]
Restored in 1985.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001020).		33.448135°N 84.454617°W / 33.448135; -84.454617 (Old Fayette County Courthouse)
1985FayettevilleModern
2003FayettevilleFayette County Justice CenterModern33.442309°N 84.451048°W / 33.442309; -84.451048 (Fayette County Justice Center)
Floyd
Created 1832		 1833LivingstonLog cabin
1840Rome
18??RomeTwo-story brick structure.
Used as a schoolhouse for a number of years after 1893.		34.253942°N 85.168769°W / 34.253942; -85.168769
1893RomeFloyd County CourthouseTwo-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.		34.255943°N 85.171279°W / 34.255943; -85.171279
1896RomeFloyd County Administration BuildingOriginally a post office and federal courthouse.
Opened as the county courthouse in 1978.
Still in existence.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001067).		34.253852°N 85.171277°W / 34.253852; -85.171277
1995RomeModern34.255543°N 85.172097°W / 34.255543; -85.172097
Forsyth
Created 1832		 1833CummingDestroyed by fire in 1900.
1905CummingTwo-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire in November 1973.[31]
1977CummingFour-story colonial revival.34.206486°N 84.139707°W / 34.206486; -84.139707
1996CummingForsyth County Administration BuildingModern34.206440°N 84.138622°W / 34.206440; -84.138622
Franklin
Created 1784		 1793Unknown
1826Carnesville
1906CarnesvilleFranklin County CourthouseNRHP-listed (refnum 80001069).34.369924°N 83.234615°W / 34.369924; -83.234615
Fulton
Created 1853		 1854AtlantaStructure doubled as the Atlanta city hall.
Demolished in 1877 to make room for the Georgia State Capitol.		33.750833°N 84.390833°W / 33.750833; -84.390833
1882AtlantaTwo-story brick structure.Demolished 1911.33.750833°N 84.390833°W / 33.750833; -84.390833
1914AtlantaFulton County CourthouseBeaux-Arts/NeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001074).33.750833°N 84.390833°W / 33.750833; -84.390833
Gilmer
Created 1832		 1833EllijayWooden structure.
1854Ellijay
1898EllijayGilmer County CourthouseLink to imageBuilt as a hotel in 1898.
Became the county courthouses in 1934.
Condemned in 2003.
Demolished 7 January 2008.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001081).
2008Ellijay
Glascock
Created 1857		 1858GibsonBecame a private residence upon the construction of the next courthouse.
1919GibsonGlascock County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001082).
Glynn
Created 1777		 1820sBrunswickIt is unknown what courthouses were used earlier than the one before this period.
For several decades Glynn County rented space at several locations including the Glynn County Academy.
1884BrunswickThree-story brick courthouse.Damaged by the 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane.
1907BrunswickOld Glynn County Courthouse NeoclassicalStill in existence.
1991Brunswick
Gordon
Created 1850		 1852CalhounTwo-story brick structure.Destroyed by a storm in 1888.
1889CalhounTwo-story brick structure.
1961Calhoun
Grady
Created 1905		 1908CairoThree-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire on 18 February 1980.[32]
1985CairoNeoclassical
Greene
Created 1786		 1787GreensboroWooden structure.Destroyed by Native Americans in an attack.
What served as the courthouse for the next sixty years is unknown.
1849GreensboroGreene County CourthouseGreek RevivalRemodelled in 1938.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001083).
Gwinnett
Created 1818		 1820LawrencevilleLog cabin
1820sLawrencevilleLog cabin.
1824LawrencevilleBrick structure.Destroyed by fire on 10 September 1871.[33]
1872LawrencevilleBrick structure.Demolished in 1884.
1884LawrencevilleGwinnett County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalStill in existence.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001084).
1988LawrencevilleGwinnett Justice and Administration CenterModern
Habersham
Created 1818		 1821ClarkesvilleWooden structureMoved in 1832 to side of the courthouse square and became a bank.
1832ClarkesvilleTwo-story brick structure.Damaged by a mysterious explosion in 1898.
1898ClarkesvilleBrick structure.Destroyed by fire on 2 December 1923.
19??ClarkesvilleBrick structure.Demolished in 1963.
1963ClarkesvilleHabersham County CourthouseModern
Hall
Created 1818		 1818Log cabin
1820Buiilt halfway bestween Mule Camp Springs and Redwine Springs.
1832GainesvilleBrick courthouse.Gutted by a fire on 19 December 1851.[34]
1850sGainesvilleDestroyed by fire in 1882.
1884GainesvilleDestroyed by a tornado in 1936.
1937GainesvilleOld Hall County CourthouseStripped ClassicismA modern style addition was built in 1975.
NRHP-listed (refnum 95000717).
2002GainesvilleModern
Hancock
Created 1793		 1790sSpartaWooden structure.
1800sSpartaTwo-story brick structure.
1883SpartaHancock County CourthouseSecond EmpireDestroyed by fire on 11 August 2014.[35]
2016SpartaSecond EmpireAlmost identical to the previous courthouse.[36]
Haralson
Created 1856		 1891BuchananHaralson County CourthouseQueen AnneInformation about previous courthouses is unknown.
Currently the location of the Haralson County Historical Society.
NRHP-listed (refnum 74000688).
1972Buchanan
Harris
Created 1827		 1820sHamiltonLog cabin
1831Hamilton
1908HamiltonHarris County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001089).
Hart
Created 1853		 1854HartwellTwo-story wooden structure.
1856HartwellDestroyed by fire in 1900.
1902HartwellDestroyed by fire in 1967.
1971HartwellHart County CourthouseModern
Heard
Created 1830		 183?FranklinDestroyed by fire in April 1839.
183?FranklinDestroyed by fire on 10 March 1894.[37]
1894Franklin
1964FranklinHeard County CourthouseModern
Henry
Created 1821		 1823McDonoughDestroyed by fire in 1823.
1831McDonoughBrick structure.
1897McDonoughHenry County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalRenovated in 1980–1981.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001092).
Houston
Created 1821		 1825PerryTwo-story wooden structure
1856PerryTwo-story brick structureDemolished October 1948.[38]
1950PerryHouston County CourthouseStill in existence.
2002PerryModern
Irwin
Created 1818		 1820sLocated on maps at Irwin County Courthouse.
1839Irwinville
1854Irwinville
1883IrwinvilleUsed as apartment housing for the Irwinville Farms Project in the 1930s after the county seat was moved to Ocilla, Georgia.
1910OcillaIrwin County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001095).
Jackson
Created 1796		 1799Clarkesboro
1800JeffersonWooden structure.
1820JeffersonBrick structure.
1879JeffersonJackson County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001096).
2004Jefferson
Jasper
Created 1807		 1808MonticelloLog cabin
1838MonticelloThree-story brick structure.
1907MonticelloJasper County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001097).
Jeff Davis
Created 1905		 1907HazlehurstJeff Davis County CourthouseNeoclassicalRenovated in 1975, and again in 1994–1995.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001098).
Jefferson
Created 1796		 1796LouisvilleRed brick GeorgianFrom 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.
1848LouisvilleUsed some of the materials from the old state capitol.
Destroyed by fire in 1861.
18??Louisville
1904LouisvilleJefferson County CourthouseNeoclassicalDamaged by fire in 1938.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001099).
Jenkins
Created 1905		 190?MillenDestroyed by fire on 18 January 1909.
1910MillenJenkins County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001100).
Johnson
Created 1858		 1859WrightsvilleWooden structure.
1895WrightsvilleJohnson County CourthouseRomanesque Revival/Colonial RevivalRemodelled in 1938.
A major restoration happened in 1996.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001101).
Jones
Created 1807		 1816ClintonPreviously court was held at private residences.
1905GrayJones County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001102).
Lamar
Created 1920		 1931BarnesvilleLamar County CourthouseNeoclassicalCourt previously held at the Barnesville Masonic Hall.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001103).
Lanier
Created 1920		 1921Lakeland
1973LakelandLanier County CourthouseModern
Laurens
Created 1807		 1811Dublin
18??DublinTwo-story structure.
1895DublinTwo-story brick structure.
1962DublinLaurens County CourthouseModern
Lee
Created 1825		 182?Sumterville
1837Stark(s)ville
1854WebsterDestroyed by fire in 1856.
1837Stark(s)villeThe 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.[39]
1861Stark(s)ville
1872LeesburgDestroyed by fire in 1872.
N/ALeesburgAn unfinished courthouse was sold in 1874.
1880Leesburg
1918LeesburgLee County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001104).
Liberty
Created 1777		 1849HinesvilleIt is unknown what if anything was previously used as a courthouse.
1867Hinesville
1926HinesvilleLiberty County CourthouseNeoclassicalExtensive additions were built in 1965.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001105).
Lincoln
Created 1796		 1800LincolntonStone structure.
1874LincolntonTwo-story structure.
1915LincolntonLincoln County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001106).
Long
Created 1920		 1926LudowiciLong County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001107).
Lowndes
Created 1825		 1828FranklinvilleLog cabinPreviously court was held at private residences.
1837TroupvilleTwo-story wooden structure.
1842TroupvilleTwo-story wooden structure.Destroyed by fire on 22 June 1858 by an arsonist.[40]
1860ValdostaOne-story wooden structure.Sold for $73 by 1869.
The local Christian Church was used as a courthouse in 1870.
1874ValdostaTwo-story red brick structure.Demolished March 1904.[41]
1905ValdostaLowndes County CourthouseNeoclassicalStill in existence.
Used for storage.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001110).
2010ValdostaLowndes County Judicial and Administrative ComplexModern
Lumpkin
Created 1832		 1832AurariaLog cabin
1836DahlonegaLumpkin County CourthouseTwo-story brick structure.Still in existence.
Currently the Dahlonega Gold Museum.
1965DahlonegaModern
Macon
Created 1837		 1838LanierMoved to Ellaville, Georgia in 1856.
Still in existence as of 1978.[42]
1850sOglethorpeDestroyed by fire on 25 February 1857.[43][44]
1850sOglethorpeStill in existence as of 1978.[45]
1894OglethorpeMacon County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001113).
Madison
Created 1811		 18??DanielsvilleWooden structure.
18??DanielsvilleWooden structure.
1901DanielsvilleMadison County CourthouseNRHP-listed (refnum 80001114).
19??DanielsvilleMadison County Government ComplexIn 1997, the county renovated a former elementary school into the new county courthouse.
Marion
Created 1827		 1829Horry
1839TazewellDestroyed by fire on 5 November 1845.[46]
1848TazewellOld Marion County CourthouseCurrently the Marion Lodge No. 14 F. & A.M
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001116).
1850Buena Vista
1928Buena VistaMarion County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001115).
McDuffie
Created 1870		 1872ThomsonMcDuffie County CourthouseWings were added on to the courthouse in 1934.
McIntosh
Created 1793		 179?DarienStill in existence during the 1830s.
1800DarienBurned by Union troops during the American Civil War in 1863.
1872DarienMcIntosh County CourthouseTabby 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.[47]
Meriwether
Created 1827		 1832GreenvilleDamaged by a tornado on 3 March 1893, but rebuilt.
1904GreenvilleMeriwether County CourthouseNeoclassicalGutted by a fire on 27 January 1976, but rebuilt with the interior substantially altered.[48]
NRHP-listed (refnum 73000630).
Miller
Created 1856		 1850sColquitt
18??ColquittDestroyed by fire in 1873.
18??ColquittTwo-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire in 1974.
1977ColquittMiller County CourthouseModern
Milton
Created 1857
Merged with
Fulton in 1932		 1858Alpharetta
1876AlpharettaTwo-story structure.Demolished in 1955.[49]
Mitchell
Created 1857		 1858CamillaTwo-story wooden structure.Destroyed by fire on 7 January 1867.[50]
1868CamillaTwo-story wooden structure.
1890Camilla
1936CamillaMitchell County CourthouseStripped Classicism/Art DecoConstructed by the WPA.
Monroe
Created 1821		 1825ForsythDemolished in 1895 or 1896.
1896ForsythMonroe County CourthouseHigh Victorian GothicNRHP-listed (refnum 80001121).
Montgomery
Created 1793		 1797the plantation of Arthur Lott
1810sMount Vernon
1830sMount Vernon
18??Mount VernonHow many courthouses existed in the 1800s is unknown.
1907Mount VernonMontgomery County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001122).
Morgan
Created 1807		 1809MadisonRed brick structure.Destroyed by fire on 1 September 1844.[51]
1845MadisonConverted into office space in 1905
Destroyed by fire in 1916.
1905MadisonMorgan County CourthouseBeaux-Arts
Murray
Created 1832		 1886Spring PlaceIt is unknown what courthouses existed before 1886.
Became a school house after the county seat was moved.
1917ChatsworthMurray County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001123).
Muscogee
Created 1826		 1830ColumbusWooden structure.Destroyed by fire on 15 October 1838.[52]
1838ColumbusThree-story brick structure.
1896ColumbusDemolished in 1973.
1973ColumbusMuscogee County CourthouseModern
Newton
Created 1821		 1821Log cabinTen miles east of present-day Covington
1823Covington
18??CovingtonDestroyed by fire on 31 December 1883.[53]
1884CovingtonNewton County CourthouseSecond EmpireNRHP-listed (refnum 80001216).
Oconee
Created 1875		 1875WatkinvsilleDestroyed by fire on 6 May 1938.[54]
1939WatkinvsilleOconee County CourthouseStripped ClassicismConstructed by the WPA.
Oglethorpe
Created 1793		 1790sWoodstockSome 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.
1806LexingtonThere were possibly more courthouses between 1806 and 1887.
1887LexingtonOglethorpe County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalRemodelled in 1992–1993.
Paulding
Created 1832		 1830sVan WertDestroyed by fire in 18??
18??Van Wert
1850sDallas
1892DallasPaulding County CourthouseQueen AnneRenovated 1956, 1984–85, and 1991.
Target of arson in March 2001, but survived.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001218).
Peach
Created 1924		 1936Fort ValleyPeach County CourthouseColonial RevivalDamaged by fire on 8 December 1969.[55]
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001219).
Pickens
Created 1853		 1859JasperBrick structure.Demolished in 1888.
1888JasperDestroyed by fire in 1947.
1949JasperPickens County CourthouseStripped ClassicismNRHP-listed (refnum 08000352).
Pierce
Created 1857		 1858BlackshearDestroyed by fire on 11 March 1875.[56]
1875BlackshearTwo-story wooden structure.Still in existence.
Sold in 1902 and moved a few blocks away to be used as a private residence.[57]
1902BlackshearPierce County CourthouseNeoclassicalRemodeled in the 1970s.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001220).
Pike
Created 1822		 1820sNewnanWooden structure.
1825Zebulon
1895ZebulonPike County CourthouseRomanesque Revival/Colonial RevivalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001222).
Polk
Created 1851		 1852CedartownDestroyed by fire in 1864 by Union troops during the American Civil War
1867CedartownDestroyed by fire in 1887.
1889CedartownClock tower removed in the 1930s
Demolished in 1951.
1951CedartownPolk County CourthouseStripped Classicism
1935CedartownPolk County Courthouse No. 2In 1984 the county renovated the former Cedartown City Hall and made it "Courthouse No. 2".
Pulaski
Created 1808		 1812HartfordMoved across the Ocmulgee River in 1836 when the county seat was moved to Hawkinsville.
Moved across the street and became a hotel in 1872.
1874HawkinsvillePulaski County CourthouseNeoclassicalRestored in 1936 by the WPA.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001224).
Putnam
Created 1807		 1800sEatonton
1824EatontonPutnam County CourthouseNeoclassicalExtensively remodelled several times over the years including most recently in 1906.
Quitman
Created 1858		 1850sGeorgetownDestroyed by fire on 1 February 1921.
The county lacked the funding for a new courthouse for over a decade.
1939GeorgetownQuitman County CourthouseStripped Classicism/Colonial RevivalConstructed by the WPA.
NRHP-listed (refnum 95000718).
Rabun
Created 1819		 1824ClaytonTwo-story log cabin structure.
1838ClaytonTwo-story log cabin structure.The wall and floors began to collapse in 1878.
It is unknown what served as a courthouse for decades afterwards.
1908ClaytonTwo-story brick structure.
1967ClaytonRabun County CourthouseModern
Randolph
Created 1828		 1837CuthbertWooden structure.
1840sCuthbertBrick structure.
1886CuthbertRandolph County CourthouseQueen AnneNamed in Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's 2012 Places in Peril List
Renovated in the 2010s.
2005CuthbertModern
Richmond
Created 1777		 1780sAugustaRichmond County purchased a preexisting building in 1785 to house multiple government related ficilites.
The building doubled as the meeting place for the Georgia General Assembly.
1801AugustaOld Government HouseGreek RevivalThe building served as both Augusta City Hall and Richmond County Courthouse.
Became a private residence in 1821.
Still in existence.
NRHP-listed (refnum 78001004).
1820AugustaBrick structure.Wings added in 1870.
Remodelled in 1892.
1956AugustaRichmond County CourthouseModern
Rockdale
Created 1870		 1870sConyersIt is unknown how many courthouses served between the 1870s and 1939.
1939ConyersRockdale County CourthouseColonial Revival
Schley
Created 1857		 1858EllavilleBrick structure.Demolished in October 1937.[58]
1899EllavilleSchley County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001230).
Screven
Created 1793		 1790sJacksonborough
1832Jacksonborough
1847SylvaniaDestroyed by fire in 1864, during the American Civil War by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops.
1869SylvaniaWooden structure.Destroyed by fire in early January 1897.[59]
1897SylvaniaDemolished in 1963.
1964SylvaniaScreven County Courthouse
Seminole
Created 1920		 192?DonalsonvilleDestroyed by fire in March 1922.
1922DonalsonvilleSeminole County CourthouseBeaux-Arts/NeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001231).
Spalding
Created 1851		 1859GriffinOld Spalding County CourthouseTwo-story brick structure.Converted into the county jail in 1910.
NRHP-listed (refnum 00001389).
1911GriffinDestroyed by fire on 12 January 1981.
1985GriffinItalianate
Stephens
Created 1905		 1908ToccoaStephens County CourthouseNeoclassicalStill in existence.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001232).
2000ToccoaModern
Stewart
Created 1830		 1831LumpkinLog cabin
1837Lumpkin
1896LumpkinTwo-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire on 21 April 1922.[60]
1923LumpkinStewart County CourthouseNeoclassicalRenovated in 1935-1936 by the WPA and again in 1983.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001234).
Sumter
Created 1831		 1839AmericusTwo-story wooden structure.Moved to the west side of Jackson Street in 1853.
1853AmericusBrick structure.
1888AmericusDemolished 1959.
1959AmericusSumter County CourthouseModern
2008Americus
Talbot
Created 1827		 1831TalbottonBrick structure.Destroyed by fire in 1892.
1892TalbottonTalbot County CourthouseQueen AnneNRHP-listed (refnum 80001241).
Taliaferro
Created 1825		 1828CrawfordvilleDemolished in 1901.
1902CrawfordvilleTaliaferro County CourthouseHigh Victorian GothicNRHP-listed (refnum 80001242).
Tattnall
Created 1801		 1830sReidsville
1857Reidsville
1902ReidsvilleTattnall County CourthouseSecond Empire
Taylor
Created 1852		 1850sButlerDemolished in 1935.
1935ButlerTaylor County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 95000719).
Telfair
Created 1808		 1820sJacksonvilleHow many structures existed until 1860 is unknown.
1860JacksonvilleTwo-story wooden structure.
1873McRae
1888McRaeTwo-story brick structure.
1904McRaeTwo-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire in 1934.[61]
1934McRaeTelfair County Courthouse and JailColonial RevivalNRHP-listed (refnum 95000720). Incorporates the walls of the 1904 courthouse.
Terrell
Created 1856		 1857Dawson
1892DawsonTerrell County CourthouseHigh Victorian GothicNRHP-listed (refnum 80001244).
Thomas
Created 1825		 1820sThomasvilleLog cabin
18??ThomasvilleWooden structure.Damaged by a storm in 1852.
1858ThomasvilleThomas County CourthouseRemodelled in 1888.
Renovated in 1909, 1918, 1922, and 1937.
NRHP-listed (refnum 70000224).
2009ThomasvilleThomas County Judicial Center
Tift
Created 1905		 1913TiftonTift County CourthouseBeaux-ArtsNRHP-listed (refnum 80001245).
Toombs
Created 1905		 1906LyonsBrick structure.Destroyed by fire in 1917.
1919Lyons
1964LyonsToombs County CourthouseModern
Towns
Created 1856		 1857Hiawassee
1905Hiawassee
1964HiawasseeTowns County Courthouse
Treutlen
Created 1918		 1920SopertonTreutlen County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001246).
Troup
Created 1826		 1830LaGrangeBrick structure.Demolished 1903/1904.
1904LaGrangeThree-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire on 4 November 1936.
1939LaGrangeTroup County CourthouseStripped ClassicismNRHP-listed (refnum 95000721).
Turner
Created 1905		 1907AshburnTurner County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001247).
Twiggs
Created 1809		 1812MarionTwo-story wooden structure.Disassembled in 1868 and moved to Jeffersonville.
18??JeffersonvilleDestroyed by fire on 7 February 1901.[62]
1904JeffersonvilleTwiggs County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalRenovated in 1979 and again in 1996–2003.
Union
Created 1832		 1830sBlairsvilleLog cabin.Destroyed by fire in May 1856.[63]
1859BlairsvilleTwo-story brick structure.Destroyed by fire in 1898.
1899BlairsvilleOld Union County CourthouseNRHP-listed (refnum 80001249).
1976BlairsvilleModern
Upson
Created 1824		 1828ThomastonBrick structure.Demolished in 1852.
1852ThomastonBricks from the previous courthouse were used for the first floor. The second floor was wooden.
1908ThomastonUpson County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001251).
Walker
Created 1833		 1838LaFayetteDestroyed by fire on 2 February 1883.[64]
1883LaFayette
1919LaFayetteWalker County CourthouseBeaux-ArtsNRHP-listed (refnum 80001254).
Walton
Created 1818		 1823Monroe
1845Monroe
1884MonroeWalton County CourthouseSecond EmpireClocktower built in 1910
Renovated in 1933 and 1996.
Ware
Created 1824		 1825WaresboroughLog cabin
18??WaresboroughWooden structure.Dismantled and moved to Waycross after the courthouse there was destroyed in 1874.[65]
1873WaycrossDestroyed by fire on 13 October 1874.[66]
1891WaycrossThree-story brick structure.
1957WaycrossWare County Courthouse
Warren
Created 1793		 1809Warrenton
1820sWarrentonDestroyed by fire on 23 April 1854 along with a large portion of the town.[67]
18??WarrentonDestroyed by fire on 6 April 1909.[68]
1910WarrentonWarren County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001259).
Washington
Created 1784		 1780sWarthenLog cabin
1796SandersvilleDestroyed by fire on 25 March 1855 along with most of the town.[69]
1856SandersvilleBrick structureDestroyed 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.[70]
1869SandersvilleWashington County CourthouseHigh Victorian Gothic/Second Empire
Wayne
Created 1803		 1860Wooden 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.
1870sJesupTwo-story wooden structure.Became Hotel Wayne after 1903 for an unknown number of years.
1903JesupWayne County CourthouseRomanesque RevivalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001261).
Webster
Created 1853		 1860PrestonWooden structure.Destroyed by fire on 28 September 1914.[71]
1915PrestonWebster County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001262).
Wheeler
Created 1912		 1914AlamoDestroyed by fire on 3 March 1916.
1917AlamoWheeler County CourthouseNeoclassicalRenovated in 1961.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001263).
White
Created 1857		 1859ClevelandOld White County CourthouseGeorgianCurrently the White County Historical Society
NRHP-listed (refnum 70000226).
1964ClevelandModern
Whitfield
Created 1851		 1850sDaltonDestroyed 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.
1891DaltonTwo-story brick structure.Demolished in 1960.
1961DaltonModernAbsorbed by the 2006 structure.
2006DaltonWhitfield County CourthouseModern
Wilcox
Created 1857		 1858AbbevilleWooden structure.
1903AbbevilleWilcox County CourthouseNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001265).
Wilkes
Created 1777		 1785Washington
1817WashingtonDemolished in 1902.
1904WashingtonWilkes County CourthouseRichardsonian RomanesqueDamaged by fire on 24 December 1958, but repaired.
Restored to pre-1958 appearance in 1989.
Wilkinson
Created 1803		 1810sIrwinton
1810sIrwinton
1829IrwintonDestroyed by fire in 1829.
18??IrwintonDestroyed by fire on 7 February 1854.[72]
1850sIrwintonDestroyed by fire in 1864, by William Tecumseh Sherman's during the American Civil War
18??IrwintonDestroyed by fire on 14 February 1924.
1924IrwintonWilkinson County CourthouseColonial Revival
Worth
Created 1853		 1854IsabellaTwo-story wooden structure.Destroyed by fire on 26 January 1879.[73]
A schoolhouse was used after the fire until it too was destroyed by a fire on 24 October 1880.[74]
1887IsabellaDestroyed by fire on 9 August 1893.[75]
1905SylvesterNeoclassicalNRHP-listed (refnum 80001268).
Severely damaged by a fire on 27 January 1982.
1984SylvesterWorth County CourthouseNeoclassicalModelled upon the 1905 courthouse.

See also

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