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This is a list of county courthouses in Alabama. Each of Alabama 's 67 counties has a courthouse in the county seat . Barbour , Coffee , Jefferson , Marshall and St. Clair counties have two courthouses each.
Houston County was the last county created in the state, on February 9, 1903. [3] According to 2023 U.S. Census data, the average population of Alabama's 67 counties is 76,246, with Jefferson County as the most populous (662,895), and Greene County (7,341) the least. [7] The average land area is 756 sq mi (1,958 km 2).
Pinckard is located in southeastern Dale County at (31.312803, -85.545713 It is bordered to the east by the town of Midland City and to the northwest by the town of Newton . The northeast border of Pinckard follows the northeast side of U.S. Route 231 , a four-lane highway which leads northwest to Ozark , the county seat , and southeast to Dothan .
The Russell County Courthouse at Seale is a historic building in Seale, Alabama. In 1866, Seale was chosen as the new seat of Russell County . The new courthouse was completed in 1869, and wings were added in 1908.
The Fayette County Courthouse Historic District is a historic district covering the downtown central business district of Fayette, Alabama.The majority of the buildings in the district were constructed soon after a fire destroyed the town in 1911; the architectural styles reflect common styles in commercial buildings around the Southern United States at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Pickens County Courthouse in the county seat of Carrollton, Alabama is the courthouse for Pickens County, Alabama. Built-in 1877-1878 as the third courthouse in the city, it is noted for a ghostly image that can be seen in one of its garret windows. This is claimed to be the face of freedman Henry Wells from 1878.
The Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama is the main county courthouse of Jefferson County, Alabama. It is the county's sixth main courthouse building, and the third in Birmingham. The cornerstone was laid in 1929, and the building was completed in 1932. The prior courthouse was demolished in 1937.
Alabama was no exception. However, by 1874 the Democratic party had re-established itself in Alabama, and a series of redistrictings and then punitive race laws ensured that no Republicans remained congressmen after 1877. With very little deviation, Southern Democrats remained steadfastly dominant in Alabama until 1965. Over the next 30 years ...