
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Quitman County, Georgia. Official Website The county was created on December 10, 1858 and named after General John A. Quitman, leader in the Mexican–American War, and once Governor of Mississippi. Adjacent Counties Clay County Randolph County Barbour County, Alabama Stewart County Communities Georgetown (Count...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Quitman County, Mississippi. Official Website Established in 1877, the county is named after John A. Quitman, Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to 1836 and from 1850 to 1851. The county was developed for cotton cultivation. Much of the bottomlands behind the riverfront were not developed until the late 19th century, and population ...