Jeff Davis County is named for Jefferson Davis, who was the only President of the Confederate States of America.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Telfair County, Wheeler County, Montgomery County and Toombs County
E – Appling County and Bacon County
S – Bacon County and Coffee County
W – Coffee County and Telfair County
Created: August 18, 1905 
County Seat:
Hazelhurst 1906 – present
County Courthouse – Hazelhurst
Location: 100 Jeff Davis Street / South Tallahassee Street
Built: 1906 – 1907
Style: Neo-Classical Revival
Architect: W Chamberlin & Company of Knoxville, Tennessee
Contractor: M T Lewman & Company
Description: The building faces east and is a two story cream colored stucco and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Hazelhurst. The building is constructed with concrete blocks covered with stucco. The building has a projecting center section which has three arches on the first story at the entrance. At each corner are hexagonal short towers. At the west center is an octagonal dome with clock and greenish colored roof. The courtroom is located on the second story. The building was renovated in 1994 to 1995. The architect was Brittain, Thompson, Bray, Brown, Inc. of Macon and the contractor was LPS Construction Company, Inc. of Statesboro.
See: The contractor M T Lewman and Company of Louisville, Kentucky.
See: The 1st Judicial District includes Appling County, Bacon County, Brantley County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Camden County, Charlton County, Chatham County, Coffee County, Effingham County, Evans County, Glynn County, Jenkins County, Liberty County, Long County, McIntosh County, Pierce County, Screven County, Tattnall County, Ware County and Wayne County.
History: The courthouse is the first and only courthouse erected in the county.
County Courthouse – Hazelhurst
County Superior Court courtroom
Photos taken 2008 and 2020