Atkinson County Courthouse-Pearson, Georgia - Courthouses on Waymarking.com

Atkinson County government began functioning on Jan. 1, 1919. What building initially was used for court sessions is not known, but construction of a three-story brick courthouse was completed in 1920. Remodeled in the early 1980s, this courthouse still serves today.


Atkinson County State Historical Marker

Located on Atkinson County Courthouse Square, Pearson

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ATKINSON COUNTY



Atkinson County was created by an act of the

Georgia legislature in 1917, out of lands

previously in Clinch and Coffee Counties.



The county was organized Jan. 1, 1918. The

first officers were J.W. Roberts, Ordinary; Wiley

M. Sumner, Clerk Superior Court; E.D. Leggett,

Sheriff and Charles E. Stewart, Representative

in legislature.



Members of the first Board of Commissioners,

created in 1919, were Jeff Kirkland, David

Weathers and J.M. Roberts Sr. The first Clerk

to the Commissioners and County Attorney

was L.A. Hargreaves.

002-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954


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Year Built: 1920 Current Use of Building: Courts and county offices Level of Courts: County Architect: J.J. Baldwin Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1920-present Related Website: [Web Link] Physical Address: Not listed Hours: Not listed

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