Quitman County directory puts key services, contacts in one place

Quitman County’s directory is more than a list of names and numbers. In Marks and the surrounding towns, it works like a fast-reference guide for the problems people actually run into: a school question, a police call, a hospital visit, a probation check-in, or help from a public office that can save a trip across town.

A county guide built for daily life

The county has a lot riding on a single page because the population is small and shrinking. The U.S. Census Bureau counted 6,176 residents in 2020, down from 8,223 in 2010, and later estimated the county at 5,364 people on July 1, 2025. In a place that size, the difference between knowing where to call and having to hunt through several offices can mean real delay, especially when the need is urgent.

That is why the directory matters as a public-service tool. It pulls together offices tied to health care, public safety, education, social services and county administration, so residents can get to the right desk the first time instead of starting over at the courthouse or waiting for a callback.

Save these contacts first

If you only bookmark a few county resources, start with the ones most likely to matter in a hurry:

• Quitman County Library, 315 E. Main Street, Marks, MS 38546.

A basic but important stop for research help, public information and a place where many residents can connect with county resources.

• Marks Police Department, 340 Pecan Street, Marks, MS.

This is the obvious first call for public safety concerns in the county seat.

• Quitman Community Hospital, 340 Getwell Drive, Marks, MS 38646.

For medical care close to home, this is one of the most important addresses on the page.

• MDOC Quitman Probation & Parole Office, 279 East Main Street, Marks, MS 38646, 662-326-8910.

That number is worth saving for anyone who needs to reach the local corrections office quickly.

• County government office, 220 Chestnut Street, Marks, MS 38646.

This is one of the central addresses for county business and a logical starting point for people trying to find the right department.

• Mississippi Department of Health scheduling line, 855-767-0170.

County health departments in northwest Mississippi serve Quitman County through this centralized line, which is especially useful when internet access is limited.

The directory also points residents to the Quitman County School District superintendent’s office on Pecan Street, the Quitman County attendance office, the Title 1 office, the Welcome Center, the Lambert Police Department, the Lambert Fire Department, ambulance services, the Health Department, the Department of Human Services, the VA office, Delta Academy and the Quitman County Area Voc Tech School. For families with school-age children or veterans trying to reach the right office, that centralization saves time and confusion.

Why the directory matters in a county like this

Quitman County’s median household income was $32,412 in the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 estimate, and 66.5 percent of households had a broadband internet subscription. Those numbers help explain why a directory that can be saved, printed or accessed quickly is so useful. Not every household can count on fast internet, and not every resident wants to depend on searching through multiple pages when a phone call or an in-person visit would solve the problem faster.

That access gap matters most for seniors, people without reliable broadband and residents who still rely on phone calls. A directory that gathers the hospital, police, county offices and health resources in one place can make everyday problems easier to solve, but only if people know where to find it and keep the key numbers handy. For that reason, the most useful move is simple: save the county government office address, the hospital address, the police department address and the 855-767-0170 health line now, before an emergency makes the search harder.

A county page that reflects the county itself

Quitman County presents itself as a place where civic life and local tradition still matter. Its community page points to the Marks Garden Club, school academic and sports events, 4-H activities, agricultural events, community health initiatives, the local Food Bank and programs for veterans. That makes the directory feel less like a bureaucratic list and more like a map to the county’s working parts.

The county’s public identity reaches beyond daily errands, too. Its site describes Quitman County as deep in the Mississippi Delta and says it offers “Agriculture. Civil Rights. Music Legends. Sportsman’s Haven. All in one place.” The county history page ties the area to 1877, when it was carved out and named for General John A. Quitman, and to June 19, 1968, when the famous Mule Train rolled into Washington, D.C., during the Poor People’s Campaign. Those are not just historical footnotes. They help explain why the county puts so much weight on keeping residents connected to schools, health care, civic institutions and veteran services.

The county’s tourism and cultural pages add another layer. Quitman County says it hosted the first annual Mules and Blues Fest in 2015, linking the event to the Mississippi Blues Trail and the Mississippi Freedom Trail. In that setting, the directory becomes part of the county’s larger public promise: keeping people connected to the places that shape daily life in Marks, Lambert and the rest of the county.

A walkable center for public service

One of the directory’s clearest strengths is how much of the county’s public business is concentrated in Marks. The courthouse and county office presence around Chestnut Street and Main Street, along with the police department on Pecan Street, the library on East Main and the hospital on Getwell Drive, creates a practical center for service. Even the MDOC probation and parole office sits right in that same corridor at 279 East Main Street.

That kind of concentration matters in a rural county where every extra mile counts. Quitman County’s directory does what good local government should do: it turns scattered institutions into a usable map, and it gives residents one place to start when life suddenly gets complicated.