Directions from I-75

  1.  East on I-16 to Spring St Exit (Exit 1A)
  2.  Right on Spring Street
  3.  Left on Riverside Drive
  4. Right on 1st Street
  5. Right on Mulberry Street
  6. Courthouse is on the left corner of  Mulberry and 2nd St).


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The present Courthouse building was Bibb County's fourth courthouse and was completed in 1926 after the 1870 building was torn down.  The 1870 courthouse cornerstone is a part of the present building and can be viewed at the Mulberry Street entrance.

There appears to be one constant throughout the history of the courthouse and that is its location. The first mention of a courthouse in John Campbell Butler's Historical Record of Macon and Central Georgia is: "…a temporary courthouse was constructed in 1825 on the first courthouse square, fronting Mulberry and between Second and Third Streets."

Another consistency seems to be the architecture.

"The new courthouse was built in 1828 and 1829 on the handsome square laid off for that purpose. It was 3 stories high, 93 by 47 feet with handsome porticos on two sides and surmounted by a fine cupola."

The present location has served as the seat of county government almost from the county's origin in 1822.

Today, the Courthouse houses the offices of the Bibb County Board of Commissioners, Finance, Human Resources, Information and Technology Services, and Buildings and Properties. Other elected and appointed officials are also housed in the building: the Coroner, Tax Commissioner, Superior Court Judges, District Attorney, Civil and Magistrate Court, State Court, Probate Court and Juvenile Court.

Bibb County, Georgia was created in 1822 and named after William Wyatt Bibb (1790-1820). Bibb was a member of the Georgia state house of representatives; a Senator from Georgia; Governor of Alabama Territory; and Governor of the state of Alabama. Bibb County, Alabama is also named for him. The parent counties from which Bibb County was organized from were Jones, Monroe, Twiggs and Houston. The county seat is Macon.

Bibb County government operates under a committee form of government. The Board of Commissioners consists of four commissioners elected by the citizens residing within the district they represent.  The Commissioners serve part-time.  The Chairman is elected countywide, serves full-time and is the Chief Executive Officer of the County.