Hartley County is named for Oliver Cromwell Hartley and Rufus K Hartley, who were early Texas legislators and lawmakers.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Dallam County
E – Moore County
S – Oldham County
W – Union County, New Mexico and Quay County, New Mexico
Created: August 21, 1876 
County Seat:
Hartley 1891 – 1896
Channing 1896 – present
County Courthouse – Channing
Location: 900 Main ( 10th ) Street / West Railway Street
Built: 1905 – 1906
Style: Texas Renaissance
Architect: O G Rouquermore
Contractor: Solon & Wickens
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Channing. The east front has an arch at the entrance with four columns. The doorway is recessed in a white colored archway. A protruding cornice runs below the roof line. In the interior there is a central hall on the first story. The floors are wood and the ceilings have pressed tin. There is a two-run staircase with landing at the front. The courtroom is located on the second story which has a hand rail which encircles the room. The building houses the State District Court and Constitutional County Court. A vault was added in 1927 and an addition was added in 1935. On the south side is the old two story red colored brick jail.
See: The 9th Administrative Judicial Region has a main office in Amarillo in Potter County.
History: The county was created in 1876 and Hartley was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a wood structure built by W M Andrews in 1891 in Hartley at a cost of $8,000. In 1896, the building was moved to Channing when the county seat was changed. The second and present courthouse was constructed at Channing in 1905 at a cost of $10,525.
County Office – Dalhart
Location: 701 East Texas Boulevard / Elm Avenue
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces south and is a one story white colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building has two entrances on the south front with large glass window between. The roof is hipped. The building houses county offices and the Justice of the Peace. There is a small courtroom. The building houses the County justice Court. The south part of Dalhart which is the County seat of Dallam County, is located in Hartley County.
County Courthouse – Channing
Old County Jail – Channing
County Office – Dalhart
Photos taken 2006. 2016 and 2019