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Quitman County, MississippiQuitman County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameQuitman is named for Governor of Mississippi John A. Quitman. John Anthony Quitman (b. September 1, 1799, Rhinebeck, New York – July 17, 1858) was an American politician and soldier. He served as Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to 1836 as a Whig and again from 1850 to 1851 as a Democrat. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryQuitman County was established February 1, 1877, during the administration of Gov. John M. Stone and was named for John A. Quitman. The county has a land surface of 395 square miles. It was carved from the counties of Panola, Coahoma, Tunica and Tallahatchie. The act creating the county directed that the seat of justice be located by the Board of Supervisors at a point on the west side of Coldwater River and that it be called Belen. The place was named after the battle ground where General Quitman fought in the Mexican War. But Belen was far to the west of Quitman County, and when the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroad avoided the old county seat, in the early ‘90s, and passed through the center of the county, the seat of justice was transferred to Marks, the current county seat.
GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 406 square miles (1,053 kmē), of which, 405
square miles (1,049 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 kmē) of it (0.41%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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