Worth County is named for William James Worth, who was as commandant at the United States Military Academy and an officer in the Mexican-American War.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Crisp County
E – Turner County and Tift County
S – Colquitt County
W – Mitchell County, Dougherty County and Lee County
Created: December 20, 1853
County Seat:
San Barnard 1853 – 1854
Isabella 1854 – 1904
Sylvester 1904 – present
County Courthouse – Sylvester
Location: 201 North Main Street / West Kelly Street
Built: 1983 – 1984
Style: Modern Neo-Classical Revival
Architect: Dennis & Dennis Inc. of Macon
Contractor: Hollis & Spann of Dothan, Alabama
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Sylvester. The south front has a central portico supported by four columns rising to a pediment with clock at the roof line. Behind the portico is a brick center section with a square cupola rising to a red colored roof with clock and small open cupola at the top. There are portico on the east, west and north sides. There is a two story west wing. In the interior is the County Superior Court courtroom. The building houses the County Superior 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, Randolph County, Seminole County, Terrell County, Thomas County, Tift County and Turner County.
History: The county was created in 1853 and San Barnard was selected as the county seat. In 1854 the county seat was moved to Isabella. The first courthouse was a two story frame structure built in Isabella in 1854. The courthouse burned in 1879 and a school house became the second courthouse until the third courthouse was built in 1893. This courthouse burned in 1894 and the fourth courthouse was built. The county seat was moved to Sylvester in 1904 and the fifth courthouse was designed by James Wingfield Golucke and constructed by Totherow & Company in 1905..In January 1982, the courthouse was substantially damaged. The sixth and present courthouse was constructed in 1983 to 1984.
County Courthouse – Sylvester
County Superior Court courtroom
County Courthouse 1905
Photos taken 2009 and 2018