Located next to Union United Methodist Church, this historic one-room schoolhouse is now used as a social hall for the congregation.
Union Schoolhouse, Quitman County
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Union United Methodist Church, 1867, Quitman County
Union Church was organized as non-denominational house of worship in 1837, about a mile from the present location. A second structure was built across the road from the present location and used until 1867 when this church was built. The exact date the church became affiliated with the Methodists is unknown.
Quitman County Courthouse, 1939, Georgetown
The present courthouse replaced a two-story wooden structure which burned in 1920. Due to economic hard times, the county rented warehouse space for use as a temporary courthouse until this was built with federal relief funds during the Great Depression.
National Register of Historic Places
Old Quitman County Jail, 1891, Georgetown
This structure replaced the community’s first jail, a wooden structure built in 1859. The first sheriff of Quitman County, created in December 1858 from Randolph and Stewart Counties, was Sam Guerry. Commissioners who oversaw the building of this jail were J. E. Harris, Dr. F. M. Bledsoe, J. P. Kimble, and W. A. Cumbie. James H. Guerry was Judge of the Superior Court; M. L. Albritton was Ordinary; and G. A. Whitaker was Clerk of Court.
National Register of Historic Places
Historic Commercial Storefronts, Georgetown
There isn’t too much left of Georgetown’s historic downtown, but these structures, from the turn of the last century, remain in good condition.
Georgetown United Methodist Church, 1902
During Georgetown’s early years, Methodists and Baptists shared the Community Church. This structure was built for the Methodist congregants by Albert N. Surles between 1901-1902 and has served them ever since.
Post Office, Georgetown
Davidson-Dykes House, Circa 1899, Georgetown
