Jasper County is named for William Jasper, who was an American Revolutionary hero.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Angelina County, San Augustine County and Sabine County
E – Newton County
S – Orange County
W – Hardin County and Tyler County
Created: March 17, 1836 
County Seat:
Jasper 1836 – present
County Courthouse – Jasper
Location: 121 North Austin Street / East Lamar Street
Built: 1888 – 1889
Style: Renaissance Revival
Architect: Eugene T Heiner
Contractor: Moodie & Ellis
Description: The building faces south and is a three story red-orange colored brick structure. The building is located on the spacious landscaped grounds of Courthouse Square in the center of Jasper. The original center section is a masonry building with a stucco exterior finish. This section projects slightly from the main building and has a peaked roof. On the center of the roof is a high square white colored cupola with clock at the top. The roof is hipped on the center section and flat on the additions. In the interior, the courtroom is located on the second story. The building houses the State District Court, Constitutional County Court and County Justice Court. The clock tower was added in 1890. Additions were built on the east and west sides of the main building in 1931 and the building was covered with stucco. A further one story addition was built on the east side in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration. A further addition was constructed on the east side in 1960 named as the Jasper County Building. The building was renovated in 1992 to 1993. The architect was Kin Alan Williams of The Williams Company of Austin and the contractor was Moore Brothers Company of Lufkin.
Note: The county is one of the original 23 counties created in 1836.
History: The county was created in 1836 and Jasper was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a two room log structure built in 1837. The building was destroyed by fire in 1849. The second courthouse was a two story brick structure built in 1854. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1888 to 1889 at a cost of $21,000.. Additions have been added.
County Courthouse – Jasper
Old County Jail – Jasper
Picture Second County Courthouse
Picture Third County Courthouse
Photos taken 2011 and 2017