Long County is named for Crawford Williamson Long, who was a Georgia native the first physician know to have performed a surgical operation in general anesthesia induced by ether.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Tattnall County and Liberty County
E – McIntosh County
S – Wayne County
W – Wayne County and Tattnall County
Created: November 2, 1920 
County Seat:
Ludowici 1920 – present
County Courthouse – Ludowici
Location: 49 McDonald Street / Boundary Street
Built: 1926 – 1927
Style: Neo-Classical Revival
Architect: George Maynard Harrington
Contractor: George Maynard Harrington and T J Harrington
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story red colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Ludowici. The building has a large portico supported by four large columns rising to the pediment at the roof line. On the second story is a wrought iron balcony above the entrance. There are white colored panels between the first and second story windows. In the interior is wood trim and a wood staircase ascending to the second story. The courtroom is located at the center of the second story. There are windows behind the judge’s bench and behind the public seating area. The courtroom used to have a gallery which has been enclosed with a lowered ceiling. 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. The architect was George Maynard Harrington and the contractor was George Maynard Harrington and T J Harrington. The building was renovated in 1974.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Long County Courthouse
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, Jenkins County, Liberty County, McIntosh County, Pierce County, Screven County, Tattnall County, Ware County and Wayne County.
History: The county was created in 1920 and Ludowici was selected as the county seat. The courthouse is the first and only courthouse erected in the county.
County Courthouse – Ludowici
County Superior Court courtroom
Photos taken 2008, 2023 and 2024