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Self-guided · metro area, Alabama

Historic Courthouses in Mobile, AL

County courthouses on the register near you, usually the grandest building in town and the center of its history.

Architecture is history you can still walk into. The Mobile, AL metro area has about 411,658 residents, ranking 136th in the country. The trick is knowing which doors have a story behind them.

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On the record near Mobile, AL

The 12 nearest

12 listed sites on the record match historic courthouses within 120 miles of Mobile, AL, out of 129 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

United States Court House and Custom Houseunder a mile from the center of Mobile · Building · Mobile · listed 2008National Register of Historic Places
United States Post Office and Court House53 miles from the center of Mobile · Building · Pensacola · listed 2014National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse54 miles from the center of Mobile · Building · Biloxi · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Washington County Courthouse58 miles from the center of Mobile · Building · St. Stephens · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
Old Monroe County Courthouse71 miles from the center of Mobile · Building · Monroeville · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places
U.S. District Courthouse86 miles from the center of Mobile · Building · Hattiesburg · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places
Jones County Courthouse and Confederate Monument at Ellisville93 miles from the center of Mobile · Building · Ellisville · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
Clarke County Courthouse and Confederate Monument101 miles from the center of Mobile · Building · Quitman · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
Covington County Courthouse and Jail102 miles from the center of Mobile · District · Andalusia · listed 1989National Register of Historic Places
Covington County Courthouse111 miles from the center of Mobile · Building · Collins · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
Old Courthouse113 miles from the center of Mobile · Building · Linden · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
Marion County Courthouse and Jail113 miles from the center of Mobile · Building · Columbia · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Mobile, AL. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Historic Courthouses in Mobile, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Mobile, AL ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Mobile, AL?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Mobile

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Mobile, AL the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Mobile, AL are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.