Lowndes County is named for William Lowndes, who was a South Carolina lawyer, planter, United States representative and vice presidential candidate.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Cook County, Berrien County and Lanier County
E – Lanier County and Echols County
S – Hamilton County, Florida and Madison County, Florida
W – Brooks County
Created: December 23, 1825 
County Seat:
Franklinville 1828 – 1833
Lowndesville 1833 – 1859
Valdosta 1859 – present
County Courthouse – Valdosta
Location: 100 East Central Avenue / North Paterson Street
Built: 1904 – 1905
Style: Neo-Classical Revival
Architect: Frank Pierce Milburn of Washington, DC
Contractor: Algernon Blair
Description: The building faces south and is a three story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Valdosta. The south front has a large portico supported by four large columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. There is a balustrade around the roof. On each corner are small domes. In the center of the roof is a large octagonal dome with a higher octagonal dome and topped by a small lantern. In the interior are marble and iron staircases and marble floors and marble wainscoting. Some pressed metal ceilings remain in the stairwells. The building was remodeled in 1892.
See: The architect Frank Pierce Milburn of Washington, DC.
County Judicial & Administration Complex – Valdosta
Location: 327 North Ashley Street / Magnolia Street
Built: 2008 – 2010
Style: Modern
Architect: Ellis, Ricket & Associates
Contractor: Phase I – Pinnacle Prime Contractors
Phase II – Quillian Powell Construction.
Description: The building faces south and is a five story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Valdosta to the north of the courthouse and has a one story section on the southwest with curved canopy at the central entrance on the south and on the west sides. On the north side is a three story section which houses the administration and on the east side is a five story section which houses the courts. The building houses the County Superior Court, County State Court, County Juvenile Court, County Probate Court and County Magistrate of the 2nd Judicial District. The building is named as the Lowndes County Judicial and Administrative Complex.
See: The 2nd Judicial District includes Atkinson County, Baker County. Berrien County, Brooks County. Calhoun County, Clay County, Clinch County, Colquitt County, Cook County, Decatur County, Dougherty County, Early County, Echols County, Grady County, Irwin County, Lanier County, Miller County, Mitchell County, Quitman County, Randolph County, Seminole County, Terrell County, Thomas County, Tift County, Turner County and Worth County
History: The county was created in 1825 and Franklinville was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a log structure built in Franklinville in 1828. In 1833, the courthouse was moved to Lowndesville when the county seat was moved. The second courthouse was built in 1834. The third courthouse was built in 1842 and burned in 1858. In 1859, the county seat was moved to Valdosta and the fourth courthouse was built and later burned in 1869. The fifth courthouse was built on the public square in 1871. The sixth courthouse was a two story red cored brick structure constructed in 1875. The seventh and present courthouse was constructed in 1904 to 1905. The Judicial Center was constructed in 2008 to 2010 at a cost of $17,900,000.
County Courthouse – Valdosta
County Judicial & Administration Complex – Valdosta
Photos taken 2009, 2018 and 2020