About Us
Quitman County in 2008
The newspaper for Quitman County is Quitman County Democrat, 330 Locust St., P.O. Box 328, Marks, MS  38646.  Phone and Fax 662-326-2181.  Editors and Publishers are John M. Fleming, Jr. and Josephine Fleming.  This newspaper is published weekly on Thursday.  Subscriptions are $25.00 per year in Quitman County, $26.00 per year in the State of Mississippi and $29,00 per year outside Mississippi.
Bayou Community Magazine is published by Joan Richardson.  Amber Norris is the editor. This magazine covers Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Coahoma and Panola Counties.  The magazine is published bimonthly.  A two year subscription is $36.00.  Joan Richardson can be reached at 662-326-3996 or visit
http://www.bayoucommunitymagazine.com
The Memphis & Shelby County Public Library located at 3030 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee  has a geneology department on the fourth floor.  They have the following records for Quitman County, Mississippi on microfiche:
Chancery Court 1886-1896
General Docket 1878-1904
Inventories and Appraisements of Estates 1878-1888
Administration Bonds & Letters 1878-1888
Guardians Bonds & Letters 1877-1894
Probate Minute Book 1877-1900
Will Records 1878-1934
Land Deeds 1877-1884, 1885-1887, 1881-1886, 1877-1881, 1878-1898
Marriage Records Colored 1877-1899, 1899-1907, 1908-1912, 1912-1914, 1914-1916
Marriage Records White 1877-1919
The Chancery Clerk's office at the Courthouse also has records.  Anything prior to 1990 is upstairs in storage.  1990 to the present is downstairs.  The Chancery Clerk's office cannot do look-ups do to time constraints. If you need information, please send me an email.