Jackson County is named for Andrew Jackson, who was the 7th President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Greer County and Kiowa County
E – Kiowa County and Tillman County
S – Wilbarger County, Texas and Hardeman County, Texas
W – Harmon County
Created: July 16, 1907 
County Seat:
Altus 1907 – present
County Courthouse – Altus
Location: 101 North Main Street / West Broadway Street
Built: 1910 – 1911
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: C E Hair and Company
Contractor: Rowles and Bailey of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Description: The building faces east and is a three story pink-gray colored limestone, granite sandstone and concrete structure. The building is located on the spacious landscaped grounds of the Courthouse Square in the center of Altus. The east front has a large portico supported by four Ionic columns rising to a pediment below the roof line. A wide cornice runs below the flat roof line. The building has a raised basement built of rough-cut red granite sandstone on the first story. The building houses the County District Court of the 3rd Judicial District.
Note: The courthouse originally had a metal dome which was removed in 1938 due to irreparable corrosion.
See: The atchitect, C E Hair also designed courthouses in Choctaw County, Okmulgee County and Osage County.
See: The contractor, Rowles & Bailey of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, constructed courthouses in Nebraska in Phelps County and Nemaha County; in North Dakota in Pembina County; and in Oklahoma in Grant County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Jackson County Courthouse
See: The 3rd Judicial District includes Greer County, Harmon County, Kiowa County and Tillman County.
History: The county was created in 1907 and Altus was selected as the county seat in 1908. The county rented premises until the first and present courthouse was constructed in 1910 to 1911.
County Courthouse - Altus
Photos taken 2010