Historical Marker

Quitman County’s Old Jail

Georgetown · Quitman County · Erected 1980

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The Story

This two-story brick jail replaced an 1859 wooden lockup in 1891, typical of the sturdy rural jails then built across southwest Georgia; it held prisoners until about 1965 and was restored in 1994.

About this site

Quitman County’s Old Jail is a historical marker in Georgetown, Quitman County, erected in 1980. It is one of 4 historical markers documented in Quitman County, among 22 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.8860, -85.1090 near Georgetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Quitman County Courthouse and Old Jail (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Quitman County, Georgetown, and Quitman County Courthouse.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 31.8860, -85.1090 · Georgetown, Quitman County

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