[2] The county was created on December 10, 1858, and named after General John A. Quitman, leader in the Mexican–American War, and once Governor of Mississippi.

[4] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,235 people, 842 households, and 577 families residing in the county.

In 1962 he stuffed the ballot box for future President Jimmy Carter's opponent in a state senate primary.

Carter won a series of court cases to remove his Democratic primary opponent's name from the general election ballot.

Both candidates used radio ads to ask voters to vote by write-in, and Carter won the general election.