Shackelford County is named for Jack Shackelford, who was a soldier during the Texas Revolution.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Haskell County and Throckmorton County
E – Stephens County
S – Callahan County
W – Jones County
Created: February 1, 1858 
County Seat:
Albany 1874 – present
County Courthouse – Albany
Location: 225 South Main Street / South 2nd Street
Built: 1883 – 1884
Style: Second Empire
Architect: James E Flanders
Contractor: Ferrier Brothers and Wirz ( C Harris Company of Seymour defaulted ).
Description: The building faces west and is a three story native buff colored limestone structure. The building is located on spacious grounds in the center of the city. The west front has a large square tower on each corner and central entrance on the first story. The east side also has a square tower on each corner. On the center of the roof is a high square clock tower with open cupola at the top. The superintendent during construction was Edgar Rye. The building was restored in 2001. The architect was Kim H Williams and the contractor was Phoenix Restoration Construction, Ltd. On the northeast corner of the courthouse square is the old stone jail.
See: The architect, James E Flanders, also designed the courthouse in Navarro County.
See: The 7th Administrative Judicial Region has a main office in San Angelo in Tom Green County.
Note: The previous courthouse was constructed in 1875. The cost of construction of the present courthouse was $49,433.75 and the south was quarried southwest of the town. C Harris Company of Seymour won the construction bid but defaulted and was replaced by Ferrier Brothers and Wirz.
County Courthouse – Albany
Old County Jail – Albany
Photos taken 2014