Wheeler County is named for Joseph E Wheeler, who was a Confederate general.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Laurens County and Truetlen County
S – Jeff Davis County and Telfair County
W – Telfair County, Dodge County and Laurens County
Created: November 5, 1912 
County Seat:
Alamo 1912 – present
County Courthouse – Alamo
Location: 119 Pearl Street / Kent Street
Built: 1917 – 1918
Style: Neo-Classical Revival
Architect: Edward Columbus Hosford & Company of Atlanta
Contractor: F P Heifner
Description: The building faces southeast and is a two story red colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Alamo. A central section, square in plan, projects slightly forward and rearward, and rises above with a high stone parapet wall and a hipped roof with secondary parapet. The southeast front has a portico with four Corinthian columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. There are similar porticoes on each side of the building. A wide horizontal band runs along the roof line. Brick pilasters are placed at each exterior corner. Cornices at two different levels circumscribe the building. Light-colored spandrel panels enliven the dark brick walls. In the interior there is a T-shaped plan on the first story. The entrance lobby has a tile floor. The County Superior Court courtroom is located at the center of the second story. The building houses the County Superior Court, County Juvenile Court, County Probate Court and Magistrate Court of the 8th Judicial District. The building was renovated in 1961.
See: The architect, Edward Columbus Hosford of Atlanta, Georgia..
See: National Register of Historic Places – Wheeler County Courthouse
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, Toombs County, Treutlen County, Twiggs County, Washington County, Wilcox County and Wilkinson County
History: The county was created in 1912 and Alamo was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built in 1914. The courthouse burned in 1916 and the second and present courthouse was constructed in 1917 to 1918.
County Courthouse – Alamo
County Superior Court courtroom
Photos taken 2013 and 2024