Quitman, Mississippi

About Quitman

Quitman, MS is a small town located in southeastern Mississippi, home to 1,948 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Quitman holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.18 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 376 residents per square mile.

📰 Quitman News Today

• Quitman Football Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 16
• Amanda Joyce Jones Obituary | Wrights Funeral Home | Quitman, MS Tribute Archive · Aug 16
• City of Quitman (System-Wide) Mississippi State Department of Health (.gov) · Nov 9
• Carolyn Bailey Obituary May 11, 2026 robertbarhamffh.com · May 11
• Families invited to Mathis Farms in Quitman, MS for strawberry picking Twin States News · Apr 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Quitman Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Quitman — but the Mississippi one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Quitman

• Clarkco State Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Quitman

• CLARKE CO CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CTR
• QUITMAN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
• QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
• QUITMAN JR HIGH SCHOOL
• QUITMAN LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• QUITMAN UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Ochsner Watkins Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Quitman

🏘️ Nearby Communities