Randolph County is named for John Randolph, who was a Virginia congressman.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Stewart County and Webster County
E – Terrell County
S – Calhoun County and Clay County
W – Clay County and Quitman County
Created: December 20, 1828
County Seat:
Lumpkin 1828 – 1831
Cuthbert 1831 – present
Old County Courthouse – Cuthbert
Location: 208 Court Street / West Pine Street
Built: 1886 – 1887
Style: Queen Anne
Architect: L B Wheeler, W H Parkins and H I Kimball of Atlanta
Contractor: J J Flood
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Cuthbert. There is a high square clock tower on the southeast corner with steep roof. Over the main entrance is Dutch stepped gable. In the interior, the former courtroom is located on the second story and has a wood floor and galley at the rear.. The building is now the Welcome Center and was restored in 2013 to 2015 at a cost of $500,000.
County Courthouse – Cuthbert
Location: 93 East Front Street / South Gordon Street
Built: 2005 – 2006
Style: Modern
Architect: IPG, Inc. ( Ingram Parris Group ) of Valdosta
Contractor: Anderson Construction Company of Fort Gaines
Description: The building faces west and is a one story red colored brick, concrete and glass structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Cuthbert to the south of the old courthouse. The entrance towards the south has a wide arch with recessed glass entrance, There is red colored brick on the bottom three-quarters and yellow colored brick above. The roof is sloped. In the interior, the County Superior Court courtroom is located in the center of the building. The building houses the County Superior Court, County Juvenile Court, County Probate Court and Magistrate Court of the 2nd Judicial District.
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, Lowndes County, Miller County, Mitchell County, Quitman County, Seminole County, Terrell County, Thomas County, Tift County, Turner County and Worth County
History: The county was created in 1828 and Lumpkin was selected as the county seat. The first court met at private homes in Lumpkin in 1830 until it became the county seat for Stewart County in 1831 and Cuthbert became the new county seat. The first courthouse was a wooden structure built in 1837. The second courthouse was a brick structure built in 1845 to 1846. The third courthouse was constructed on in 1886 to 1887 and is still standing. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 2005 to 2006.
Old County Courthouse – Cuthbert
Former Courtroom
County Courthouse – Cuthbert
County Superior Court courtroom
Photos taken 2010 and 2020