Carter County is named for William Grayson Carter, who was a Kentucky state senator.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Greenup County
E – Boyd County and Lawrence County
S – Elliott County and Rowan County
W – Rowan County and Lewis County
Created: February 9, 1838 
County Seat:
Grayson 1838 – present
County Justice Center – Grayson
Location: 100 East Main Street / Hord Street
Built: 2004 – 2006
Style: Modern
Architect: Brandstetter-Carroll Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio
Contractor: Codell Construction Company of Winchester
Description: The building faces south and is a three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Grayson to the east of the courthouse. The south front of the square shaped building has a projecting curved center section with recessed entrance section on the first and second stories. The central entrance has glass panels rising to the top of the second story. The roof line is flat.
See: The contractor was Codell Construction Company of Winchester which company constructed many courthouse in Kentucky ( see Louisville ).
County Courthouse – Grayson
Location: 300 West Main Street / Court Street
Built: 1906 – 1907
Style: Beaux Arts
Architect: H L Lewman of Louisville
Contractor: Falls City Construction Company of Louisville
Description: The building faces south and is a two story yellow brick and concrete structure. The building sits on the landscaped grounds of a hill in the center of Grayson. The center section rises to a pediment at the roof line. The building has hexagonal towers at the corners. On the center of the roof is a large square white colored cupola with white colored dome. The former courtroom is on the south side of the second story. In 1950 and 1963, the west and east wings were added. In 1963, the architect was George A Lusk of Ashland and the contractor was W B Fosson & Sons Contractors of Ashland.
See: The contractor Falls City Construction Company of Louisville, Kentucky
History: The county was created in 1838 and Grayson was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a two story structure built by E B Elliott in 1840 to 1842. The building was torn down in 1907. In 1860, a red brick annex was built and was torn down in 1950. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1906 to 1907. The County Justice Center was constructed in 2004 to 2005 at a cost of $7,850,000.
County Justice Center – Grayson
County Courthouse – Grayson
Photos taken 2012 and 2018