Wilson County is named for David Wilson, who was a member of the legislatures of North Carolina and the Southwest Territory.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Sumner County and Trousdale County
E – Smith County and DeKalb County
S – Cannon County and Rutherford County
W – Rutherford County and Davidson County
Created: October 26, 1799 
County Seat:
Lebanon 1799 – present
County Courthouse – Lebanon
Location: 228 East Main Street / Cherry Street
Built: 1965 – 1966
Style: Modern
Architect: Morton-Carter and Associates of Nashville
Contractor: Richard E Hunt Construction Company
Description: The building faces north and is a two story red colored brick, glass and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Lebanon. The north front has a projecting center section with clock in the center. On either side are vertical windows and on the outside sections are red colored brick. The roof line is flat.
County Judicial Center – Lebanon
Location: 134 South College Street / Gay Street
Built: 2002 – 2004
Style: Modern
Architect: Kaatz, Binkley, Jones and Morris Architects, Inc.
Contractor: Steed Brothers Contractors LLP.
Description: The building faces east and is a two story gray colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Lebanon to the south of the courthouse. has several sections with north and south projection with a two story portico supported by four columns rising to pediments at the roof line on the south side and a one story portico supported by four columns rising to a pediment on the north side. The center section is recessed with a one story portico supported by four columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Circuit Court, County Chancery Court and County General Sessions Court – Division III of the 15th Judicial District.
County Criminal Justice Center – Lebanon
Location: 115 East High Street / North Cumberland Street
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces south and is a one story brown colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds to the north of the in the center of Lebanon to the north of the courthouse. The building houses the County Criminal Court, County General Sessions Court – Division I and II and County Juvenile Court of the 15th Judicial District. The building is named as the John W Musice Building.
See: The 15th Judicial District includes Jackson County, Macon County, Smith County and Trousdale County.
History: The county was created in 1799 and Lebanon was selected as the county seat. The first court met at the home of Captain John Harpole. The first courthouse was a log structure built in 1803. The second courthouse was a two story brick structure built by William Seawell in 1811 in the center of the Public Square. The third courthouse was designed by William Strickland and constructed on the south side of the Public Square in 1848. The courthouse burned in 1881. The fourth courthouse was designed by J F Bowers & Brothers and constructed by Smith & Rome in 1882 to 1884 at a cost of $17,000. The building was enlarged in 1936 to 1937 and remodeled in 1948. The fifth and present courthouse was constructed in 1965 to 1966 at a cost of $1,200,000. The County Judicial Center was constructed in 2002 to 2004.
County Courthouse – Lebanon
Picture 1882 County Courthouse
County Judicial Center – Lebanon
Photos taken 2012, 2014 and 2018