I believe this was the voting precinct for Doles. It has the same architecture and layout as others I’ve documented; if not that, perhaps it was a farm office or barber shop.
Precinct House, Doles
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Precinct House, Four Points
My identification of this structure is tentative. It is very similar to many precinct houses I’ve photographed throughout the state.
The Four Points community is a crossroads in Jenkins County, dominated by Elam Baptist Church and its large historic cemetery. There was never a post office here and it’s hard to find on a map, but ask a local where Four Points is located and they’ll gladly point you in the right direction. Undoubtedly, there are other places in the state which are known as Four Points. It’s a common geographical identifier.
Precinct House, Goggins
My identification of this structure as a precinct house is tentative, based on the design of numerous other rural voting precincts I’ve documented. I will update if I learn differently.
Johnstonville-Goggins Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Precinct House, Pope City
You’ll have trouble finding Pope City on most maps today and it’s never really been much more than a wide spot in the road. But this populated place in northwestern Wilcox County was significant enough to have a post office from 1910-1918. This structure was likely the voting precinct or “courthouse”.
Precinct House, Jarrell
This is located across the highway from the historic Jarrell’s Grocery. I’m identifying it as a precinct house/rural courthouse until I can find out more. It’s possible it was a farm-related structure but I’ll stand by my general identification until I know more. It’s a bit formal for a “shed”; it could have been an earlier store or commissary.
Precinct House, Berrien County
Bill Outlaw writes that this was a polling place. Jarrod Griner adds: This was the Upper tenth voting precinct used until sometime in the late 1990s.
Precinct House, Washington County
Steve Mimbs notes: I think this was a voting precinct that was very near my wife’s grandparents house and farm from Downs Baptist Church.
Patton Hill Courthouse, 1880s, Schley County
The community now known locally as Concord has also been known as St. Elmo, Nubbin Hill, and Patton Hill over the past two centuries. This precinct/court house dates to the 1880s, according to a wooden sign on the property.
Precinct House, Crosland
Springvale Courthouse, Randolph County
Karan Pittman notes that this is presently used as the courthouse, or precinct, for the Springvale community. It’s possible that it was originally a post office and/or general store, but I haven’t been able to locate any history. I’ll update if/when I learn more.