Old Clyattville Courthouse

If you pass by the city park in the small unincorporated town of Clyattville in southern Lowndes County a few miles north of the Georgia-Florida State line, you'll see this old small building that looks out of place. That's because it IS out of place in this park; in 2007 it was moved to this location from down the road about half a mile from it's original location on the northeast corner of Railroad Street & Madison Highway, across railroad street from the Methodist Church in Clyattville. There is much more to this old building than meets the eye! While we don't think anything of driving many miles at a time nowadays, a trip to the county seat of Valdosta, 10 miles away wasn't so easy before automobiles. If you think back to a time before cars, a journey to Valdosta would take quite awhile...but, what if you had business with the county? That's what this old building was for....it is an old courthouse and polling place built in the late 19th century. This was actually common in the days before modern travel- smaller towns & unincorporated communities would typically have small courthouses close by, so residents didn't have to make the long journey to the larger courthouse in the county seat. The former courthouse consists of one room and a porch. It was simple but served an important function in a much simpler time....passing by today, most people don't think about the history inside of these walls! 
Jay Blanton