Quitman
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city in Brooks County, Georgia, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Brooks
- Mayor
- Zinda Drew McDaniel
- Total
- 4.15 sq mi (10.74 km )
- Land
- 4.13 sq mi (10.69 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 190 ft (58 m)
- Density
- 984.7/sq mi (380.18/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 13-63224
- Gnis feature id
- 0321256
- Website
- www .quitmanga .gov
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Encyclopedic overview
Quitman is a city in and the county seat of Brooks County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,064 in 2020. The Quitman Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Quitman was the home of James Pierpont, author of the song "Jingle Bells" (1857), and uncle of American financier J.P. Morgan. Pierpont was an organist for the First Presbyterian Church. James' daughter, Lillie, was Quitman's first librarian in 1880.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Quitman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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