Jasper County is named for William Jasper, who was a Sergeant in the American Revolutionary War.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Newton County and Morgan County
E – Putnam County
S – Jones County
W – Monroe County and Butts County
Created: December 10, 1807 
County Seat:
Monticello 1807 – present
County Courthouse – Monticello
Location: 126 West Greene Street / Warren Street
Built: 1907 – 1908
Style: Neo-Classical Revival
Architect: T F Lockwood, Sr. of Lockwood Brothers
Contractor: W J Beeland
Description: The building faces south and is a two story buff colored brick and stone structure. The building is located on the north side of Courthouse Square in the center of Monticello. The south front has a large portico with four columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The recessed entrance is arched and there is a small balcony on the second story. A wide cornice runs below the roof line and a narrow horizontal band runs above the second story windows. On the center of the roof is a large octagonal dome with clock and gold colored roof. In the interior features include beautiful stained woodwork, a cast iron staircase leading to the second story County Superior Court courtroom and a stained glass skylight in the dome that can be seen from the main floor entrance foyer. There is a small courtroom. The courthouse houses the County Superior Court, County Juvenile Court, County Probate Court and Magistrate Court of the 8th Judicial District. The building was expanded in 1990 with an addition on the north side. The building was restored in 2003. The architect was Carter Watkins Associates of Monroe and the contractor was Price-Davis Construction of Atlanta.
See: The contractor for the courthouse J W Beeland, also constructed the courthouse in adjoining Putnam County.
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, 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, Wheeler County, Wilcox County and Wilkinson County
History: The county was created in 1897 and Monticello was selected as the county seat. The first court met at the home of John Towns. The first courthouse was a log structure built in 1809. The second courthouse was a three story brick structure built in 1838. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1907 to 1908.
County Courthouse – Monticello
County Superior Court courtroom
County Superior Court small courtroom
Photos taken 2013 and 2018