Welcome to Quitman ...

The city of Quitman is located in Clarke County<1> and is the County Seat for Clarke County.

The location of Quitman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quitman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Quitman has a population of 2,077 people<3> (see below for details).

Quitman is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Quitman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Quitman: (601) and (769)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Quitman had an population of 2,077 people. This is a decrease of 10.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Quitman had a population of 2,323 people (which is 13.88% of the total population of Clarke County). This makes Quitman the county's most populous community.

The population of Quitman represents 0.08% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 93rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,323 people, the population of Quitman decreased 5.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,463 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Quitman.

Communities Also Named Quitman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Quitman - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Quitman.

Communities near Quitman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Quitman.

• Stonewall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Heidelberg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
  • Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <6>
• Enterprise
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <6>
• Shubuta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shubuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
  • Shubuta is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Pachuta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
  • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
• De Soto
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Clarke County
• Junction City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Clarke County
• Barnett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
  • Barnett is located in Clarke County
• Orange
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Jasper County
• Stafford Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
  • Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Quitman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quitman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Quitman. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quitman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Quitman. See our Newspapers Page for Quitman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quitman ...

Looking for more information about Quitman? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Quitman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Quitman.

Adding Quitman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quitman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Quitman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Quitman post office opened in 1836.

We also found Quitman in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quitman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quitman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/