Jasper Depot Jasper's depot, built in 1905 by the L&N Railroad, was used as a police station before it was rehabbed in the mid-90s for the Cooperative Extension Service. The town of Jasper, home to some 2,300 people, is the county seat of Pickens County in north Georgia.   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home