Jasper County is named for William Jasper, who was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Hampton County
E – Beaufort County
S – Atlantic Ocean and Chatham County, Georgia
W – Chatham County, Georgia and Effingham County, Georgia
Created: January 30, 1912 
County Seat:
Ridgeland 1912 – present
County Courthouse – Ridgeland
Location: 265 Russell Street / 3rd Avenue
Built: 1915 – 1916
Style: Georgian
Architect: William Augustus Edwards of Darlington
Contractor: C V York
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick, concrete, iron and wood structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Ridgeland. The building has a large portico supported by four large white colored Ionic columns with a pediment above. There is a white colored horizontal band above the second story windows. The roof is hipped with gables on the north and south. In the interior, the first story has a cross-hallway plan dividing the space into four quadrants. At the north side is a double-run stair which ascends to the second story where the large courtroom occupies most of the floor space. Behind the judge’s bench is a tabernacle frame rising to a pediment. The building houses the County Circuit Court, County Family Court and County Probate Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit. On the west side is the County Government Building.
See: The architect William August Edwards designed other courthouses in Abbeville County, Calhoun County, Darlington County (former), Dillon County, Jasper County, Kershaw County (former), Lee County, Sumter County and York County.
See: The 14th Judicial Circuit includes Allendale County, Beaufort County, Colleton County and Hampton County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Jasper County Courthouse
History: The county was created in 1912 and Ridgeland was selected as the county seat. The present courthouse is the first and only courthouse erected in the county.
County Courthouse – Ridgeland
Photos taken 2008