Note: This is NOT the official web site of Crisp County or of any county officials; it is an educational web site about the history of the county courthouse and the county itself.  For the address and phone number of the courthouse and county officials, see the NaCO web page for Crisp County, linked below: Address and Phone Number: See NaCO web page for Crisp County Location: Cordele Date Built: 1950 Architectural Style: Modern Designer: Bernard A. Webb

Other Information: Crisp County's first courthouse, a two-story brick structure, was built in 1907. After this building burned in 1950, the present courthouse was built the same year. County Courthouse Historical Marker: Click here County History: Crisp County was created from Dooly County on Aug. 17, 1905 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1905, p. 52). [Click here to see a legal description of Cook County's boundaries.] Georgia's 138th county was named for Charles F. Crisp (1845-1896). Crisp served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1883 until his death. County Seat: The 1905 act creating Crisp County designated Cordele as county seat. Cordele originated as a railroad station in 1888. Subsequently, it was incorporated as a town by the General Assembly in an act of Dec. 22, 1888 (Ga. Laws 1888, p. 209). The town was named for Cordelia Hawkins, daughter of Samuel Hawkins, president of the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railroad. Maps Historical Maps of Crisp County Georgia DOT Map of Crisp County, pdf (605 K) Georgia DOT Map of Crisp County, gif (327 K) USGS Topographical Map of Crisp County Size of County (Total Area): 281.2 square miles County Rank in Total Area: 110th out of 159 Population: Crisp County 21,996 (2000) Crisp County Historical Population Profile City of Cordele 11,608 (2000)

 

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