Wayne County is named for Anthony Wayne, who was a general in the American Revolutionary War, and who lived from 1745 to 1796.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Tattnall County and Long County
E – McIntosh County and Glynn County
S – Brantley County
W – Pierce County and Appling County
Created: May 11, 1803 
County Seat:
Tuckersville 1803 – 1843
Waynesville 1843 – 1873
Jesup 1873 – present
County Courthouse – Jesup
Location: 174 North Brunswick Street / East Walnut Street
Built: 1902 – 1903
Style: Romanesque Revival
Architect: S A Baker
Contractor: T J Darling of Waycross
Description: The building faces northwest and is a two story red colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Jesup. The building has a large red colored brick central tower rising four stories with a large clock at the top of the roof. The windows are arched with a large window over the entrance. The north and south section project from the main building. In the interior is a cross plan with hallways meeting at an octagonal lobby in the center of the first story. The haalways have wood wainscoting. Wood stairs ascend to the large County Superior Court courtroom on the second story. Large windows are along each side of the courtroom. The building houses the County Superior Court, County State Court, County Juvenile Court and County Magistrate Court of the 1st Judicial District. The building was renovated in 1997 to 1999 and the work was done by The Georgia State Prison System. On the southeast side of the building is the red colored brick Clerk’s Office constructed in 1975. The architect was Cunningham, Forehand and Stringer and the contractor was Watson-Yeargan, Inc.
Note: James Wingfield Golucke & Company of Atlanta is presumed to have been the architect of the courthouse.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Wayne County Courthouse
Note: County Probate Court is located in the County Government Building at 345 East Walnut Street / Whaley Street.
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, Long County, McIntosh County, Pierce County, Screven County, Tattnall County and Ware County.
History: The county was created in 1803 and Tuckersville was selected as the county seat. Waynesville was selected as the county seat in 1843. The county did not have a permanent courthouse until the first courthouse, a wooden structure, was built nine miles northwest of Waynesville in 1860. In 1873, the county seat was moved to Jesup and the second courthouse was built. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1902 to 1903 at a cost of $12,500.
County Courthouse – Jesup
County Superior Court courtroom
County Clerk’s Office – Jesup
Photos taken 2009 and 2023