Atascosa County is named for the Atascosa River which in Spanish means “boggy”.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Bexar County and Wilson County
E – Karnes County and Live Oak County
S – McMullen County
W – Frio County and Medina County
Created: February 2, 1856 
County Seat:
Navatasco 1856 – 1858
Pleasanton 1858 – 1911
Jourdanton 1911 – present
County Courthouse – Jourdanton
Location: Courthouse Circle / Main Street
Built: 1911 – 1912
Style: Mission Revival
Architect: Henry Truman Phelps of San Antonio
Contractor: Gordon-Jones Construction Company
Description: The building faces south and is a two story brown colored brick structure. The building is located on the Courthouse Circle in the center of Jourdanton. The south front has a projecting center section with arched entrance on the first story and arched porch extending east and west to large square towers with open belvedere. The square towers on each corner rise three stories. On the center of the roof is a square cupola. In the interior, the courtroom is located on the second story. The building houses the State District Court and Constitutional County Court. The building was renovated in 1976. The architect was Johnson & Dempsey & Associates Inc. and the contractor was James W Cude. The building was renovated in 2003. The architect was Fisher Heck Architects of San Antonio and the contractor was Browning Construction Company.
See: The architect Henry Truman Phelps of San Antonio, Texas
County Justice Center – Jourdanton
Location: Courthouse Circle / Main Street
Built: 2016 – 2018
Style: Modern
Architect: Thorngraves Architects of Jourdanton
Contractor: The Koehler Company of Seguin
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red-brown colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on the landscaped grounds on the north side Courthouse Circle in the center of Jourdanton. The south front has a recessed center section with a projecting first story with glass entrance. On the east and west sides are one story sections. The District Court courtroom and the County Court courtroom are located on the north side of the entrance lobby on the first story. The building houses the State District Court and Constitutional County Court.
Note: The 4th Administrative Judicial Region has a main office at San Antonio in Bexar County.
History: The county was created in 1856 and Navatasco was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a log cabin erected in 1856. In 1858, the county seat was moved to Pleasanton and the second courthouse was a frame structure built the same year. The third courthouse was another frame structure built in 1868. The fourth courthouse was a two story red rock structure designed by J C Breeding & Sons and constructed by Oscar Crawford Company in 1885. In 1911, the county seat was moved to Jourdanton. The fifth and present courthouse was constructed in 1911 to 1912 at a cost of $65,000. The County Justice Center was constructed in 2016 to 2018.
County Courthouse – Jourdanton
County Justice Center – Jourdanton
Old County Jail – Jourdanton
Photos taken 2009 and 2019
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