Morgan County Courthouse

Photo: Ed Jackson

 

Location: Madison

Date Built: 1905

Architectural Style: Neoclassical Revival

Designer: J.W. Golucke

Other Information: The first courthouse was a red brick square building, built in 1809 on the square in the middle of downtown Madison. It burned in 1844 and another courthouse was built in 1845. This building was converted to office space when the current courthouse was built across the street on the corner facing the square. In 1916, the second courthouse building was also destroyed in a fire.

County Courthouse Historical Marker: Click here

County History: Morgan County was created from Baldwin County on Dec. 10, 1807 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1807, p. 3). Georgia's 30th county was named for Revolutionary War general and later Virginia Congressman, Daniel Morgan. Morgan is best remembered for his victory over the British at Cowpens in 1781.

County Seat: Madison [named for newly elected president James Madison was designated county seat in 1808 and incorporated in 1809.

Maps

• Historical Maps of Morgan County
• Georgia DOT Map of Morgan County, pdf (709K)

Size of County (Total Area): 354.6 square miles

County Rank in Total Area: 77th out of 159

Population:

Morgan County

• 15,457 (2000)
• Morgan County Historical Population Profile

City of Madison

• 3,636 (2000)

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