Lumpkin, incorporated March 30, 1829, is the county seat for Stewart County. The city was named in honor of Wilson Lumpkin, a two-term governor of Georgia, U.S. Congressman and Senator. He was a leading advocate of state rights and “Indian Removal.”

The courthouse in Stewart County was constructed in 1896 and burned in 1922. The courthouse was rebuilt in 1923 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.