Incorporated in 1839, the city of Quitman, Mississippi is the county seat of Clarke County, not Quitman County. US Highway 45 bypasses the city to the east, heading north to Meridian and south to Waynesboro, while Mississippi Highway 18 goes through the center of the city, then moves northwest to Pachuta and Interstate Highway 59, and east to the Alabama border, and Mississippi Highway 145 intersects Highway 18 in the center of town. Other nearby communities include De Soto, Elwood, Hale, Harmony, Linton, Mannassa, and Sykes. Meridian, Mississippi is about twenty-five miles north of Quitman. Built in 1862, the Texas Hospital, near the Chickasawhay River in Quitman, housed Confederate soldiers from Galveston and Houston, Texas during the Civil War, and supplied Confederate troops with medical supplies imported from Mexico. The hospital, railroad, train depot, and post office were destroyed by Union General Sherman’s troops under the command of Major General Marcellus Crocker when they advanced through Mississippi after capturing Vicksburg. All that remains of the hospital today is the old cemetery, with three hundred unmarked Confederate memorial stones, and the original archway of the cemetery was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina.
 
 
Recommended Resources
Clarke County Chamber of Commerce
Based in Quitman, Mississippi, the Chamber is a non-profit organization whose members consist of business owners, professional people, and others in Clarke County. Its site features a history of the county and its principle municipalities, and a guide to local guest accommodations, attractions, and events.
http://clarkecountychamber.com/
East Mississippi Regional Library
Headquartered in Quitman, Mississippi, the public library system has six branches: Bay Springs Municipal Library, Enterprise Public Library, Mary Weems Parker Memorial Library, Pachuta Public Library, Quitman Public Library, and Stonewall Public Library. Branch locations, hours, and an online catalog are presented.
http://emrl.lib.ms.us/
The Quitman, Mississippi congregation meets at its facilities on East Screven Street. Directions and a map show the location of the church, a service schedule and calendar of events are posted, and a photo gallery, statement of beliefs, and an outline of its ministries and projects are discussed.
http://qcog.net/
The Southern Baptist congregation meets at its facilities on Heber Springs Road in West Quitman, Mississippi. Directions, a Sunday service schedule, Wednesday program schedule, calendar of events, and an overview of its ministries and projects are put forward, with staff contacts and announcements.
http://www.quitmanfirstbaptistchurch.com/
The Quitman High School athletic department is featured, including its boys and girls basketball and soccer, coed archery, band, basketball, cross country, ROTC, tennis and track, boys baseball, football and golf, girls cheer, fast-pitch softball and slow-pitch softball, and mens powerlifting. Teams, game schedules, a calendar of events, staff and sponsorships are highlighted.
http://www.quitmanpantherathletics.com/
The Quitman, Mississippi public school system operates Quitman Lower Elementary School, Quitman Upper Elementary School, Quitman Junior High School, Quitman High School, and Clarke County Career and Technology Center, each of which are featured here, with schedules, contacts, and announcements.
http://www.quitmanschools.org/
Quitman: Clarke County’s Capital City
Quitman, Mississippi is located along the Chickasawhay River, and is the county seat of Clarke County. A history and profile of the city is put forward on the official municipal web site, along with photographs of its downtown region, administrative contacts, and a guide to local schools, healthcare facilities, businesses, attractions and events.
http://quitman.ms/
The non-profit educational facility opened in Quitman, Mississippi in 2005, working with the local school district to identify and connect programs and services with existing curriculum, providing a library of books, video, movies and music online and on its site on Main Street, and focusing on African-American history and culture. Membership information is presented.
http://www.ujimacenter.org/