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Quitman, Georgia | |
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 Quitman City Hall | |
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| Nickname: Georgia's Camellia City | |
 Location in Brooks County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 30°47′5″N 83°33′39″W / 30.78472°N 83.56083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Brooks |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zinda Drew McDaniel |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.15 sq mi (10.74 km2) |
| • Land | 4.13 sq mi (10.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,064 |
| • Density | 984.73/sq mi (380.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31643 |
| Area code | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-63224[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0321256[3] |
| Website | www |
Quitman is a city in and the county seat of Brooks County, Georgia, United States.[4] 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.[5] James' daughter, Lillie, was Quitman's first librarian in 1880.[6]
A local Quitman ordinance prohibits chickens from crossing the road.[7]
It is called "Camellia City", as the tree grows in profusion around the area.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Jingle Bell history page
- ^ Polling, Dean (December 23, 2021). "Dashing through Valdosta's 'Jingle Bells'". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts, Loony Laws & Silly Statutes, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1994. ISBN 0-8069-0472-0