Welcome to Quitman ...

The city of Quitman is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Quitman is located in Wood County<1> and is the County Seat for Wood County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quitman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Quitman has a population of 1,841 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Quitman is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Quitman: (903) and (430)<4>

The ZIP code for Quitman: 75783<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Quitman had an population of 1,841 people. This is an increase of 1.77% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Quitman had a population of 1,809 people. This makes Quitman the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,809 people, the population of Quitman decreased 10.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,030 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, Mississippi, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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.

• Mineola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <6>
• Winnsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <6>
• Grand Saline
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Saline
  • Grand Saline is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Saline <6>
• Emory
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Emory is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <6>
• Como
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <6>
• Alba
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Alba is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <6>
• Yantis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
  • Yantis is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <6>
• Hainesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
  • Hainesville is located in Wood County
• Coke
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
  • Coke is located in Wood County
• Golden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Wood County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <6>

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. Our list includes 5 papers. 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Quitman in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Quitman post office opened in 1851.

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 Texas: https://texas.gov/