Stafford County is named for Staffordshire County in Great Britain.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
E – Charles County, Maryland, King George County and Caroline County
S – Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg
W – Culpeper County, Faquier County and Prince William County
Created: June 5, 1666 
County Seat:
Stafford 1666 – present
County Courthouse – Stafford
Location: 1300 Courthouse Road / Jefferson Davis Highway
Built: 1922 – 1923
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: Philip N Stern
Contractor: Walter Snelling
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building forms part of the courthouse complex located on landscaped grounds in the center of Stafford. The east front has a large porch with six white colored columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The recessed entrance is framed with white colored wood. The original building is rectangular with a white colored cupola with large square base on the center of the hipped roof. The building houses the County Circuit Court, County General District Court and County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit. An addition was constructed in 1969. The contractor was Henry C Johnson. Another addition was added in 1977. On the west side is the new addition constructed in 1993 and is named as the County Judicial Center with entrance on the north side.
See: The 15th Judicial Circuit includes Caroline County, Essex County, Fredericksburg, Hanover County, King George County, Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Spotsylvania County and Westmoreland County.
History: The county was created in 1664 and the county was organized in 1666. The court first met in private homes. In 1961, Marlborough was established and the first courthouse was a wood structure built. The courthouse burned in 1715 and was not replaced. The second courthouse was built in 1715 at Stone Landing. In 1783, the county seat was moved to Stafford and the third courthouse, a one story structure was built. The fourth courthouse was a one story “T” shaped structure built in 1840. The fifth and present courthouse was constructed in 1922 to 1923. The County Judicial Center was constructed in 1993.
County Administration Building – Stafford
Location: 1300 Courthouse Road / Jefferson Davis Highway
Built: 1990 – 1001
Style: Modern
Architect: The Mosley Group
Contractor: Centex Simpson Construction Company Inc.
Description: The building faces west and is a three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Stafford on the north side of the courthouse. The building is “L” shaped with a long north wing and east wing and with a smaller south wing on the west side. The west front has a one story porch at the entrance with large brick pillars and hipped roof. Along the top of the second story is a hipped roof with recessed third story. The roof is hipped. The architect was and the contractor was
County Courthouse – Stafford
County Judicial Center – Stafford
County Administration Building – Stafford
Photos taken 2013