| James Clark | Elected 4 April 1853 and served until 7 August 1854 |
| D. C. Lewis | Elected 7 August 1854 and served until 4 August 1856 |
| George S. Harrison | Elected August 4, 1856 and served until 2 August 1858 |
| C. W. Crabb | Elected 2 August 1858 and served until 6 August 1860 |
| G. C. Blackburn | Elected 6 August 1860 and served until 4 August 1862 |
| A. Whitten | Elected 4 August 1862 and served until 1 August 1864 |
| S. R. Folsom | Elected 1 August 1864 and served until 19 September 1865 |
| S. T. Allphin | Appointed 19 September 1865 by Governor A. J. Hamilton and served until June 1866 when he resigned |
| J. W. McKinzie | Elected 25 June 1866 and served until sometime early in 1869 but exact date not known |
| A. Whitten | Apparently appointed in early 1869 but only his name is in the State Election Register with no dates given. Second time to serve as Sheriff. |
| George Neely | Appointed 31 March 1869 by General Canby's Special Order #75 but was disqualified. May have served until July 1869. |
| G. W. Dean | Appointed 6 July 1869 by General J. J. Reynold's Special Order #158 but failed to qualify. He may have served until October 1869. |
| Elisha Chambers | Appointed 8 October 1869 by General J. J. Reynold's Special Order #238 and served until December 1869 |
| J. W. Neighbors | Elected 3 December 1869; re-elected 2 January 1871 and served until February 1871 |
| Thomas Keese | Appointed 2 February 1871 and served until 12 September 1871 |
| H. M. Crabb | Appointed 12 September 1871 but "commissioned by mistake" |
| James F. Whitney | Appointed 12 September 1871 and served until 11 November 1871 |
| H. M. Crabb | Appointed 11 November 1871 and served until 8 November 1872 |
| M. W. Burney | Elected 8 November 1872 and served until 15 February (November?) 1876 |
| Austin McGary | Elected 15 November 1876 and served until 5 November 1878 |
| E. B. Seay | Elected 5 November 1878; re-elected 2 November 1880 and served until 7 November 1882 |
| F. M. Black | Elected 7 November 1882; re-elected 4 November 1884, 2 November 1886, 6 November 1888, 4 November 1890, 8 November 1892, 6 November 1894, 3 November 1896, 8 November 1898 and served until 6 November 1900 |
| W A. Berry | Elected 6 November 1900; re-elected 4 November 1902 and served until 8 November 1904 |
| John T. Payne | Elected 8 November 1904 and served until 6 November 1906 |
| J. B. Hamilton | Elected 6 November 1906 and served until 3 November 1908 |
| John T. Payne | Elected second time 3 November 1908; re-elected 8 November 1910 and served until December 1910 when he resigned |
| J. A. Sowell, Jr. | Appointed 12 December 1910 and served until 10 September 1912 |
| R. R. Batson | Appointed 10 September 1912; elected 5 November 1912 and served until August 1915 |
| J. T. Longbotham | Appointed 23 August 1913; elected 3 November 1914, 7 November 1916, 5 November 1918, 2 November 1920 and served until 1 January 1923 |
| W. V. Jones | Elected 7 November 1922; re-elected 4 November 1924 and served until 1 January 1927 |
| Joe R. Gibson | Elected 2 November 1926; re-elected 6 November 1928, 4 November 1930, 8 November 1932 and served until 1 January 1935 |
| Joe A. Batson | Elected 6 November 1934; re-elected 3 November 1936 and served until February 1938 |
| Morris Seay | Appointed 21 February 1938 and served until 1 January 1939 |
| B. H. Morgan | Elected 8 November 1938; re-elected 5 November 1940 and served until 1 January 1943 |
| Rodney F. Chambless | Elected 3 November 1942; re-elected 7 November 1944 and served until 1 January 1947 |
| Ben F. Waldrip | Elected 5 November 1946; re-elected 2 November 1948 and served until 1 January 1951 |
| R. G. Kyles | Elected 7 November 1950 and served until 1 January 1953 |
| Grady Lindsey | Elected 4 November 1952; re-elected 2 November 1954 and served until 1 January 1957 |
| Travis S. Connor | Elected 6 November 1956; re-elected 8 November 1960 and served until November 1961 when he resigned |
| Floyd Adams, Jr. | Appointed 22 November 1961; elected 6 November 1962 and served until 1 January 1965 |
| J. T. Park | Elected 3 November 1964 and served until 15 May 1968 when he resigned |
| Ed Fannin | Appointed 15 May 1968; elected 5 November 1968 and served until 1 January 1973 |
| Richard Grall | Elected 7 November 1972 and served until 11 October 1976 when he resigned |
| Ed Fannin | Appointed October 1976; elected 2 November 1976, re-elected 4 November 1980, 6 November 1984 and served until 1 January 1989 |
| Travis E. Neeley | Elected 8 November 1988 and served until 1 January 1997 |
| Daniel W. Douget | Elected 4 November 1996; resigned due to health January 2011 |
| Travis E. Neeley | Appointed 2011; Elected 6 November 2012 and served until January 1, 2021 |
| Bobby Adams | Elected 3 Nov 2020 |
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