Jenkins County is named for Charles Jones Jenkins, who was the forty-seventh governor of Georgia.
Courthouses:
N – Burke County
E – Screven County
S – Bulloch County
W – Emmanuel County
Created: August 17, 1905 
County Seat:
Millen 1905 – present
County Courthouse – Millen
Location: 611 East Winthrope Avenue / North Daniel Street
Built: 1910 – 1911
Style: Neo-Classical Revival
Architect: L F Goodrich
Contractor: A J Franklin
Description: The building faces south and is a three story light red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Millen. The building has a large portico supported by four large white colored columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. There is a small white colored balcony above the arched entrance. A wide horizontal band runs below the eaves. On the center of the roof is a large octagonal dome with clock rising to a small cupola with the stature of Justice at the top. In the interior, the County Superior Court The courtroom is located on the second story.The building houses the County Superior Court, County State Court, County Juvenile Court, County Probate Court and County Magistrate Court of the 1st Judicial District.
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, Jeff Davis County, Liberty County, Long County, McIntosh County, Pierce County, Screven County, Tattnall County, Ware County and Wayne County.
History: The county was created in 1905 and Millen was selected as the county seat. court met in rented premises for five years. The first and only courthouse erected in the county was constructed in 1910 to 1911.
County Courthouse – Millen
County Superior Court courtroom
Photos taken 2008 ans 2018