Borden County is named for Gail Borden, Jr., who was a newspaper publisher and organizer of the Republic of Texas, and he also helped lay out the site for Houston and prepared the first topographical map of Texas.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Lynn County and Garza County
E – Scurry County
S – Howard County
W – Dawson County
Created: August 21, 1876 
County Seat:
Gail 1891 – present
County Courthouse – Gail
Location: 117 East Wilbourn Avenue / South Elm Street
Built: 1938 – 1939
Style: Arts Deco
Architect: David S Castle of Abilene
Contractor: Dunlap & Coughrun
Description: The building faces north and is a one story buff colored brick and cast cement structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Gail. The north front has a center entrance having a raised portion above the roof line. Above the windows are decorated white colored cast cement with detail ornamentation. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the County District Court courtroom is located at the east side of the building. The building houses the County District Court, Constitutional County Court and Justice Court. On the east side is the old County Jail.
See: The architect, David S Castle of Abilene, designed courthouses in Hansford County, Irion County, Mitchell County, Reagan County, Stephens County, Sterling County, Upton County and Winkler County.
See: The 7th Administrative Judicial Region has a main office in San Angelo in Tom Green County.
History: The county was created in 1876 and Gail was selected as the copunty seat in 1891 when the county was organized. The first courthouse was a two story frame structure built in 1895. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1938 to 1939.
County Courthouse – Gail
County District Court courtroom
Old County Jail – Gail
Photos taken 2006, 2014 and 2019
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