Photos by Calvin Beale, Senior Demographer at the Economic Research Service.
Calvin Beale, a senior demographer at ERS with over 60 years of Federal service, visited the majority of counties in the United States. He typically stopped at the county seat and talked to USDA staff, extension service agents, and others about the county and current trends. During his visits, he'd photograph the county courthouse, combining his interests in architecture and rural small town America. This is a sample of his collection.
Alabama
Bibb County Courthouse (Built 1902), Centreville, Alabama |
Bullock County Courthouse (Built 1871), Union Springs, Alabama |
Chilton County Courthouse, Clanton, Alabama |
Clarke County Courthouse (Built 1955), Grove Hill, Alabama |
Cleburne County Courthouse (Built 1907), Heflin, Alabama |
Coffee County Courthouse (Built 1903), Elba, Alabama |
DeKalb County Courthouse (Built 1950), Fort Payne, Alabama |
Fayette County Courthouse (Built 1911) Fayette, Alabama |
Macon County Courthouse (Built 1905), Tuskegee, Alabama |
Perry County Courthouse (Built 1855-1856), Marion, Alabama |
Pickens County Courthouse (Built 1877-1878), Carrollton, Alabama |
Washington County Courthouse (Built 1964), Chatom, Alabama |
Wilcox County Courthouse (Built 1857), Camden, Alabama |
Winston County Courthouse, Double Springs, Alabama |
Arizona
Mohave County Courthouse (Built 1914), Kingman, Arizona |
Arkansas
Carroll County Courthouse of the Eastern District, Berryville, Arkansas |
Cleveland County Courthouse, Rison, Arkansas |
Crittenden County Courthouse (Built 1910-1911), Marion, Arkansas |
Desha County Courthouse, Arkansas City, Arkansas |
Ex-Hempstead County Courthouse (Built 1874), Washington, Arkansas |
Jefferson County Courthouse, Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
Lafayette County Courthouse, Lewisville, Arkansas |
Phillips County Courthouse, Helena, Arkansas |
Randolph County Courthouse (Built 1940), Pocahontas, Arkansas |
White County Courthouse (Built 1871 & 1912), Searcy, Arkansas |
Woodruff County Courthouse, Augusta, Arkansas |
California
Detail of Mono County Courthouse (Built 1880), Bridgeport, California |
Mariposa County Courthouse (Built 1854), Mariposa, California |
Modoc County Courthouse (Built 1914), Alturas, California |
Mono County Courthouse (Built 1880), Bridgeport, California |
Colorado
Gilpin County Courthouse (Built 1900), Central City, Colorado |
Rio Blanco County Courthouse (Built 1935), Meeker, Colorado |
Sedwick County Courthouse, Julesburg, Colorado |
Teller County Courthouse (Built 1904), Cripple Creek, Colorado |
Delaware
Kent County Courthouse (Built 1874 & 1918), Dover, Delaware |
Sussex County Courthouse (Built 1838 & 1914), Georgetown, Delaware |
Florida
DeSota County Courthouse, Arcadia, Florida |
Ex-Wakulla County Courthouse (Built 1892), Crawfordville, Florida |
Gadsden County Courthouse (Built 1912), Quincy, Florida |
Lafayette County Courthouse, Mayo, Florida |
Monroe County Courthouse (Built 1890), Key West, Florida |
Okeechobee County Courthouse (Built 1926), Okeechobee, Florida |
Putnam County Courthouse, Palatka, Florida |
Wakulla County Courthouse, Crawfordville, Florida |
Georgia
Banks County Courthouse, Homer, Georgia |
Berrien County Courthouse (Built 1898), Nashville, Georgia |
Calhoun County Courthouse (Built 1935), Morgan, Georgia |
Clay County Courthouse (Built 1871-1873), Fort Gaines, Georgia |
Colquitt County Courthouse (Built 1902), Moultrie, Georgia |
Early County Courthouse (Built 1904), Blakely, Georgia |
Elbert County Courthouse (Built 1894), Elberton, Georgia |
Ex-Haralson County Courthouse (Built 1891), Buchanan, Georgia |
Grady County Courthouse (Built 1908) after fire, Cairo, Georgia |
Grady County Courthouse (Built 1908), Cairo, Georgia |
Greene County Courthouse (Built 1848-1849), Greensboro, Georgia |
Hall County Courthouse (Built 1936), Gainesville, Georgia |
Jackson County Courthouse (Built 1879), Jefferson, Georgia |
Meriwether County Courthouse (Built 1902-1903), Greenville, Georgia |
Mitchell County Courthouse (Built 1936), Camilla, Georgia |
Montgomery County Courthouse (Built 1907), Mount Vernon, Georgia |
Morgan County Courthouse (Built 1905), Madison, Georgia |
Newton County Courthouse (Built 1884), Covington, Georgia |
Old Dawson County Courthouse (Built 1860), Dawsonville, Georgia |
Pickens County Courthouse, Jasper, Georgia |
Pike County Courthouse (Built 1895), Zebulon, Georgia |
Polk County Courthouse "Courthouse No. 2", Cedartown, Georgia |
Taliaferro County Courthouse (Built 1892), Crawfordville, Georgia |
Thomas County Courthouse (Built 1847, 1888, and later), Thomasville, Georgia |
Tift County Courthouse, (Built 1912), Tifton, Georgia |
Turner County Courthouse (Built 1907), Ashburn, Georgia |
Twiggs County Courthouse (Built 1903), Jeffersonville, Georgia |
Upsom County Courthouse (Built 1908), Thomaston, Georgia |
Wheeler County Courthouse (Built 1913), Alamo, Georgia |
Wilkes County Courthouse (Built 1908 - photo taken November 1969), Washington, Georgia |
Wilkes County Courthouse (Built 1908 - photo taken September 1998 after restoration), Washington, Georgia |
Hawaii
Old Maui County Courthouse (Built 1907), Wailuku, Hawaii |
Idaho
Butte County Courthouse, Arco, Idaho |
Fremont County Courthouse, St. Anthony, Idaho |
Shoshone County Courthouse (Built 1906), Wallace, Idaho |
Washington County Courthouse (Built 1940), Weiser, Idaho |
Illinois
Edgar County Courthouse (Built 1891), Paris, Illinois |
Ex-Alexander County Courthouse (Built 1848), Thebes, Illinois |
Ex-State Capitol and ex-Fayette County Courthouse (Built 1836), Vandalia, Illinois |
Former Iroquois County Courthouse (Built 1866 & 1881), Watseka, Illinois |
Hardin County Courthouse (Built 1926), Elizabethtown, Illinois |
Henderson County Courthouse (Built 1843), Oquawka, Illinois |
Illinois Appellate Court (Built 1851-1857), Mt. Vernon, Illinois |
Jersey County Courthouse (Built 1893), Jerseyville, Illinois |
Knox County Courthouse (Built 1882-1884), Galesburg, Illinois |
Macoupin County Courthouse (Built 1867-1870), Carlinville, Illinois |
Massac County Courthouse and Superman statue, Metropolis, Illinois |
Saline County Courthouse, Harrisburg, Illinois |
Warren County Courthouse (Built 1894), Monmouth, Illinois |
Washington County Courthouse (Built 1884), Nashville, Illinois |
Indiana
Daviess County Courthouse (Built 1928-1929), Washington, Indiana |
Decatur County Courthouse (Built 1854-1860), Greensburg, Indiana |
Dubois County Courthouse (Built 1906), Jasper, Indiana |
Elkhart County Courthouse (Built 1868), Goshen, Indiana |
Former Lake County Courthouse (Built 1878-1879 & 1907 & 1928), Crown Point, Indiana |
Former St. Joseph County Courthouse (Built 1853-1855), South Bend, Indiana |
Fulton County Courthouse (Built 1895-1896), Rochester, Indiana |
Jefferson County Courthouse (Built 1854-1855), Madison, Indiana |
Jennings County Courthouse (Built 1859-1860), Vernon, Indiana |
Johnson County Courthouse (Built 1879-1881), Franklin, Indiana |
Marshall County Courthouse (Built 1870-1872), Plymouth, Indiana |
Monroe County Courthouse (Built 1907), Bloomington, Indiana |
Morgan County Courthouse (Built 1857), Martinsville, Indiana |
Noble County Courthouse (Built 1888), Albion, Indiana |
Ohio County Courthouse (Built 1845), Rising Sun, Indiana |
Owen County Courthouse (Built 1910), Spencer, Indiana |
Tippecanoe County Courthouse (Built 1881-1885), Lafayette, Indiana |
Tippecanoe County Courthouse Detail (Built 1881-1885), Lafayette, Indiana |
Tippecanoe County Courthouse Detail (Built 1881-1885), Lafayette, Indiana |
Iowa
Buena Vista County Courthouse (Built 1970), Storm Lake, Iowa |
Dallas County Courthouse (Built 1902), Adel, Iowa |
Detail of Mitchell County Courthouse, Osage, Iowa |
Dubuque County Courthouse (Built 1899), Dubuque, Iowa |
Franklin County Courthouse (Built 1890), Hampton, Iowa |
Jasper County Courthouse, Newton, Iowa |
Mitchell County Courthouse (Built 1858), Osage, Iowa |
Worth County Courthouse (Built 1893), Northwood, Iowa |
Kansas
Barton County Courthouse (Built 1917), Great Bend, Kansas |
Ellis County Courthouse (Built 1942), Hays, Kansas |
Geary County Courthouse (Built 1899), Junction City, Kansas |
Jefferson County Courthouse (Built 1960's), Oskaloosa, Kansas |
McPherson County Courthouse (Built 1894), McPherson, Kansas |
Kentucky
Fulton County Courthouse (Built 1903), Hickman, Kentucky |
Mason County Courthouse (Built 1844-1846), Maysville, Kentucky |
Nelson County Courthouse (Built 1891-1892), Bardstown, Kentucky |
Louisiana
Claiborne Parish (Built 1860), Claiborne, Louisiana |
East Feliciana Parish Courthouse (Built 1840), Clinton, Louisiana |
Evangeline Parish Courthouse (Built 1912), Ville Platte, Louisiana |
Iberia Parish Courthouse, New Iberia, Louisiana |
St. Mary Parish Courthouse, Franklin, Louisiana |
Maine
Ex-Lincoln County Courthouse (Built 1761), Pownalsborough, Maine |
Kennebec County Courthouse (Built 1830), Augusta, Maine |
Lincoln County Courthouse (Built 1824), Wiscasset, Maine |
Oxford County Courthouse (Built 1845), South Paris, Maine |
Penobscot County Courthouse, Bangor, Maine |
Sagadahoc County Courthouse, Bath, Maine |
Maryland
Caroline County Courthouse, Denton, Maryland |
Carroll County Courthouse (Built 1836), Westminster, Maryland |
Queen Annes County Courthouse, Centerville, Maryland |
Somerset County Courthouse, Princess Anne, Maryland |
Massachusetts
Plymouth County Courthouse (Built 1820, remodeled 1857), Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Michigan
Detail of Lake County Courthouse (Built 1927), Baldwin, Michigan |
Grand Traverse County Courthouse (Built 1898-1900), Traverse City, Michigan |
Hillsdale County Courthouse (Built 1898), Hillsdale, Michigan |
Houghton County Courthouse, Houghton, Michigan |
Iron County Courthouse, Crystal Falls, Michigan |
Lake County Courthouse (Built 1927), Baldwin, Michigan |
Marquette County Courthouse (Built 1902-1904), Marquette, Michigan |
Menominee County Courthouse, Menominee, Michigan |
Midland County Courthouse (Built 1924), Midland, Michigan |
Oscoda County Courthouse (Built 1888), Mio, Michigan |
Otsego County Courthouse, Gaylord, Michigan |
Minnesota
Blue Earth County Courthouse (Built 1886), Mankato, Minnesota |
Dakota County Courthouse, Hastings, Minnesota |
Grant County Courthouse (Built 1905-1906), Elbow Lake, Minnesota |
Kanabec County Courthouse, Mora, Minnesota |
Lac qui Parle County Courthouse (Built 1899), Madison, Minnesota |
Lake County Courthouse, Two Harbors, Minnesota |
Martin County Courthouse, Fairmont, Minnesota |
Mississippi
Amite County Courthouse (Built 1839-1841), Liberty, Mississippi |
Attala County Courthouse (Built 1894), Kosciusko, Mississippi |
Claiborne County Courthouse, Port Gibson, Mississippi |
Clarke County Courthouse, Quitman, Mississippi |
George County Courthouse, Lucedale, Mississippi |
Hinds County Courthouse (Built 1857-1859), Raymond, Mississippi |
Jefferson Davis County Courthouse (Built 1907), Prentiss, Mississippi |
Jones County Courthouse, Ellisville, Mississippi |
Lawrence County Courthouse, Monticello, Mississippi |
Madison County Courthouse (Built 1854-1858), Canton, Mississippi |
Marion County Courthouse (Built 1903), Columbia, Mississippi |
Perry County Courthouse (Built 1907), New Augusta, Mississippi |
Simpson County Courthouse (Built 1907), Mendenhall, Mississippi |
Stone County Courthouse, Wiggins, Mississippi |
Tallahatchie County Courthouse (Built 1909), Sumner, Mississippi |
Walthall County Courthouse (Built 1916-1917), Tylertown, Mississippi |
Wayne County Courthouse, Waynesboro, Mississippi |
Missouri
Cannon ball in column of Lafayette County Courthouse, Lexington, Missouri |
Ex-Johnson County Courthouse (Built 1838), Warrensburg, Missouri |
Howard County Courthouse, Fayette, Missouri |
Lafayette County Courthouse, Lexington, Missouri |
Moniteau County Courthouse (Built 1868), California, Missouri |
Newton County Courthouse (Built 1936), Neosho, Missouri |
Washington County Courthouse (Built 1908), Potosi, Missouri |
Montana
Beaverhead County Courthouse (Built 1887), Dillon, Montana |
Chouteau County Courthouse (Built 1884), Fort Benton, Montana |
Ex-Beaverhead County Courthouse (Built 1875), Bannack, Montana |
Phillips County Courthouse, Malta, Montana |
Roosevelt County Courthouse, Wolf Point, Montana |
Wilbaux County Courthouse (Built 1953), Wilbaux, Montana |
Nebraska
Gage County Courthouse (Built 1890), Beatrice, Nebraska |
Hall County Courthouse (Built 1902-1904), Grand Island, Nebraska |
Johnson County Courthouse, Tecumseh, Nebraska |
Phelps County Courthouse (Built 1910), Holdredge, Nebraska |
Saunders County Courthouse (Built 1904), Wahoo, Nebraska |
Webster County Courthouse (Built 1914), Red Cloud, Nebraska |
Nevada
Elko County Courthouse (Built 1910-1911), Elko, Nevada |
Lincoln County Courthouse (Built 1938), Pioche, Nevada |
New Hampshire
Carroll County Courthouse (Built 1916), Ossipee, New Hampshire |
New Jersey
Sussex County Courthouse (Built 1847), Newton, New Jersey |
New Mexico
Colfax County Courthouse (Built 1936), Raton, New Mexico |
Dona Ana County Courthouse (Built 1937), Las Cruces, New Mexico |
Hidalgo County Courthouse (Built 1926-1927), Lordsburg, New Mexico |
Union County Courthouse (Built 1908), Clayton, New Mexico |
New York
Chautauqua County Courthouse (Built 1907-1908), Mayville, New York |
Chemung County Courthouse complex (Built 1836 & 1861), Elmira, New York |
Chenango County Courthouse (Built 1837), Norwich, New York |
Clinton County Courthouse (Built 1889), Plattsburgh, New York |
Cortland County Courthouse (Built 1922-1923), Cortland, New York |
Erie County Hall (Built 1872), Buffalo, New York |
Essex County Courthouse, Elizabethtown, New York |
Lewis County Courthouse (Built 1852 & 1948), Lowville, New York |
Niagara County Courthouse (Built 1914), Lockport, New York |
Oneida County Courthouse (Built 1869), Rome, New York |
Oswego County Courthouse, (Built 1860), Oswego, New York |
Schuyler County Courthouse, Watkins Glen, New York |
Seneca County ex-Courthouse clerks office and GAR buildings (The Three Bears), Ovid, New York |
Steuben County Courthouse, Bath, New York |
Wayne County Courthouse, Lyons, New York |
Yates County Courthouse, Penn Yan, New York |
North Carolina
Camden County Courthouse (Built 1847), Camden, North Carolina |
Ex-Gaston County Courthouse, Dallas, North Carolina |
Madison County Courthouse (Built 1907), Marshall, North Carolina |
Old Davidson County Courthouse (Built 1858-1867), Lexington, North Carolina |
Pasquotank County Courthouse (Built 1882), Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
Stokes County Courthouse (Built 1904), Danbury, North Carolina |
Union County Courthouse (Built 1886), Monroe, North Carolina |
North Dakota
Billings County Courthouse, Medora, North Dakota |
Emmons County Courthouse (Built 1933), Linton, North Dakota |
Ex-Billings County Courthouse (Built 1913), Medora, North Dakota |
La Moure County Courthouse, La Moure, North Dakota |
Stark County Courthouse, Dickinson, North Dakota |
Steele County Courthouse (Built 1905), Finley, Noth Dakota |
Traill County Courthouse (Built 1906), Hillsboro, North Dakota |
Ohio
Crawford County Courthouse (Built 1906-1908), Bucyrus, Ohio |
Erie County Courthouse (Built 1936-1939; First floor walls 1874), Sandusky, Ohio |
Greene County Courthouse, Xenia, Ohio |
Holmes County Courthouse (Built 1884-1886), Millersburg, Ohio |
Meigs County Courthouse (Built 1845-1848), Pomeroy, Ohio |
Miami County Courthouse (Built 1888), Troy, Ohio |
Miami County Courthouse Dome (Built 1888), Troy, Ohio |
Monroe County Courthouse, Woodsfield, Ohio |
Morrow County Courthouse, Mount Gilead, Ohio |
Putnam County Courthouse (Built 1912-1913), Ottawa, Ohio |
Ross County Courthouse (Built 1858), Chillicothe, Ohio |
Union County Courthouse (Built 1881), Marysville, Ohio |
Wayne County Courthouse (Built 1877-1879), Wooster, Ohio |
Wood County Courthouse (Built 1894-1896), Bowling Green, Ohio |
Oklahoma
Wagoner County Courthouse (Built 1946), Wagoner, Oklahoma |
Oregon
Benton County Courthouse, Corvallis, Oregon |
Douglas County Courthouse, Roseburg, Oregon |
Morrow County Courthouse (Built 1903), Heppner, Oregon |
Wheeler County Courthouse (Built 1901), Fossil, Oregon |
Pennsylvania
Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail (Built 1856-1860), Kittanning, Pennsylvania |
Cameron County Courthouse (Built 1890), Emporium, Pennsylvania |
Carbon County Courthouse (Built 1894), Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania |
Clarion County Courthouse (Built 1883), Clarion, Pennsylvania |
Fayette County Courthouse (Built 1890-1892 & 1927-1928), Uniontown, Pennsylvania |
Jefferson County Courthouse (Built 1867), Brookville, Pennsylvania |
Luzerne County Courthouse, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
Northampton County Courthouse (Built 1860-1861), Easton, Pennsylvania |
Side view of Clarion County Courthouse (Built 1883), Clarion, Pennsylvania |
Sullivan County Courthouse (Built 1894), Laporte, Pennsylvania |
Venango County Courthouse (Built 1868), Franklin, Pennsylvania |
Wayne County Courthouse, Honesdale, Pennsylvania |
South Carolina
Barnwell County Courthouse, Barnwell, South Carolina |
Chester County Courthouse (Built 1852), Chester, South Carolina |
Former Kershaw County Courthouse, Camden, South Carolina |
Lancaster County Courthouse (Built 1828), Lancaster, South Carolina |
Marlboro County Courthouse, Bennettsville, South Carolina |
South Dakota
Corson County Courthouse (Built 1910), McIntosh, South Dakota |
Douglas County Courthouse (Built 1927), Armour, South Dakota |
Haakon County Courthouse, Phillip, South Dakota |
Hamlin County Courthouse (Built 1916), Hayti, South Dakota |
Jerauld County Courthouse (Built 1930), Wessington Springs, South Dakota |
Kingsbury County Courthouse, De Smet, South Dakota |
Tennessee
Cumberland County Courthouse (Built 1905), Crossville, Tennessee |
Greene County Courthouse, Greeneville, Tennessee |
Loudon County Courthouse (Built 1871-1872), Loudon, Tennessee |
McMinn County Courthouse (Built 1966), Athens, Tennessee |
Rhea County Courthouse (Built 1891), Dayton, Tennessee |
Smith County Courthouse (Built 1877), Carthage, Tennessee |
Van Buren County Courthouse (Built 1904), Spencer, Tennessee |
White County Courthouse (Built 1974), Sparta, Tennessee |
Texas
Deaf Smith County Courthouse (Built 1910), Hereford, Texas |
DeWitt County Courthouse (Built 1894), Cuero, Texas |
Gonzales County Courthouse (Built 1894-1896), Gonzales, Texas |
Grimes County Courthouse (Built 1894), Anderson, Texas |
Hartley County Courthouse (Built 1906) Channing, Texas |
Lee County Courthouse (Built 1899), Giddings, Texas |
Utah
Ex-Washington County Courthouse (Built 1866-1876), St. George, Utah |
Washington County Courthouse, St. George, Utah |
Vermont
Windham County Courthouse (Built 1825). Newfane, Vermont |
Virginia
Accomack County Courthouse (Built 1899), Accomac, Virginia |
Brunswick County Courthouse, Lawrenceville, Virginia |
Caroline County Courthouse (Built 1803-1809), Bowling Green, Virginia |
Clarke County Courthouse (Built 1840), Berryville, Virginia |
Culpeper County Courthouse, Culpeper, Virginia |
Ex-Isle of Wight County Courthouse (Built 1752), Smithfield, Virginia |
Former Prince William County Courthouse (Built 1822), Brentsville, Virginia |
Frederick County Courthouse (Built 1840), Winchester, Virginia |
Goochland County Courthouse (Built 1826), Goochland, Virginia |
Greene County Courthouse (Built 1838), Stanardsville, Virginia |
Greensville County Courthouse (Built 1781), Emporia, Virginia |
Hanover County Courthouse (Built 1735), Hanover, Virginia |
King George County (Built 1915) Courthouse, King George Virginia |
Louisa County Courthouse (Built 1905), Louisa, Virginia |
Madison County Courthouse (Built 1829), Madison, Virginia |
Petersburg City Courthouse, Petersburg, Virginia |
Rappahanock County Courthouse (Built 1871) Washington, Virginia |
Spotsylvania County Courthouse (Built 1839), Spotsylvania Virginia |
Sussex County Courthouse (Built 1828), Sussex, Virginia |
Washington
Columbia County Courthouse (Built 1887), Dayton, Washington |
Garfield County Courthouse, Pomeroy, Washington |
Skamania County Courthouse, Stevenson, Washington |
West Virginia
Berkeley County Courthouse (Built 1855-1856), Martinsburg, West Virginia |
Jefferson County Courthouse (Built 1836), Charlestown, West Virginia |
Marion County Courthouse (Built 1897-1900), Fairmont, West Virginia |
Marshall County Courthouse Built (1875-1876), Moundsville, West Virginia |
Wetzel County Courthouse (Built 1900-1902), New Martinsville, West Virginia |
Wirt County Courthouse (Built 1911), Elizabeth, West Virginia |
Wisconsin
Florence County Courthouse, Florence, Wisconsin |
Lafayette County Courthouse (Built 1905), Darlington, Wisconsin |
Marinette County Courthouse, Marinette, Wisconsin |
Pierce County Courthouse (Built 1905), Ellsworth, Wisconsin |
328 photos from 46 states.
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