Toombs County - American Courthouses

Toombs County is named for Robert Toombs, who was a famous politician, an unreconstructed secessionist, United States Representative and United States Senator.

Surrounding County Courthouses:

N – Treutlen County and Emanuel County

E – Tattnall County

S – Appling County and Jeff Davis County

W – Montgomery County

Created: August 18, 1905

County Seat:

Lyons 1905 – present

County Courthouse – Lyons

Location: Victory Drive

Built: 2021 – 2023

Style: Modern

Architect: Hussey Gay Bell

Contractor: TQ Contractors of Metter

Description: The building faces east and is a three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Lyon on the west side of rge former courthouse. The first story has white colored stone facing. The center section on the east front projects and has two columns on the second to third stories with recessed windows. On the center of the roof is an octagonal silver colored dome. In the interior are four courtrooms. The building houses the Superior Court and Magistrate Court of the 8th Judicial District.

Former County Courthouse ( demolished ) – Lyons

Location: 100 Courthouse Square / NW Broad Street

Built: 1964 – 1965

Style: Modern

Architect: W P Thompson, Jr.

Contractor: Scott-Robinson Company

Description: The building faced south and was a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building was located on landscaped grounds in the center of Lyons to the east of the present courthouse. The building formed a “U” shape with an east and west wing. The building had a row of windows with vertical white colored dividers in the center section. On the west side was a higher section with long narrow windows and contained the courtroom. The building had a sloped roof. The courthouse was torn down in 2024 and the site will form part of a park area.

See: The 8th Judicial District includes Baldwin County, Ben Hill County, Bleckley County, Candler County, Crisp County, Dodge County, Dooly County, Emanuel County, Greene County, Hancock County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Jones County, Laurens County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Pulaski County, Putnam County, Telfair County, Treutlen County, Twiggs County, Washington County, Wheeler County, Wilcox County and Wilkinson County

History: The county was created in 1905 and Lyons was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was designed by George C Thomason and J W Golucke and built in 1906. The building was destroyed by fire in 1917 and was rebuilt in 1919 as the second courthouse. The architect was Alexander Blair and the contractor was Little & Phillips. The third courthouse was constructed in 1964 to 1965 and was torn down in 2024. The fourth and present courthouse is under construction at a cost of $35,000,000.