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Quitman in the region of Texas with its 1,809 inhabitants is a town in United States - some 1,111 mi or ( 1789 km ) South-West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Quitman is now 01:30 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Austin, Ben, Coke, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Austin . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Quitman ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Small and Large Lufkin Pumping Units
Two oil wells pumping in the Quitman Field. The large pumping unit is a Lufkin Mark II 912D-305-192 with a 192 inch stroke. The smaller pumping unit is a Lufkin 228D-173-74 with a 74 inch stroke. Both ..
Halloween - '08
south gate school ..
Super Hero Failures
Vacuum Man, Static Man, Toilet Paper Man, Connor Man, Jr. High Boy, Yells From Far Away Man, and Deaf Man unite together to fight crime! Special help with script: Joe Terrell C & C Productions. ..
July 31st Online Auction
Ice Cream & Refrigeration Equipment Sale ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Quitman, Texas
Quitman is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,030 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wood County. It is most notable for being the birthplace of Academy Award winning actress Sissy Spacek. Established in 1850, the city's slogan is "Come Grow With Us."
Located at 32.80 -95.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Rainwater Creek
Rainwater Creek is a 3.9-mile-long tributary stream of Lake Fork Creek. It flows into Lake Fork Creek downstream from the Lake Fork Reservoir Dam approximately four miles west of Quitman in western Wood County, Texas. Its primary source is a spring, augmented by stormwater runoff. It is named for the family of Joseph Rainwater, who were among the earliest permanent settlers of the area.
Located at 32.81 -95.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Wood County, Texas
Wood County is a county located in the US state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,964. Its county seat is Quitman. Wood County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican Bryan Hughes, a lawyer in Mineola and a native of Wood County. Early in his career, William Jesse McDonald, the Texas Ranger, was a grocer and deputy sheriff in Wood County.
Located at 32.78 -95.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Wood County Airport (Texas)
Wood County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Wood County, Texas, United States. It is located five nautical miles north of the central business district of Mineola, Texas and 4 nautical miles southwest of Quitman, Texas. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned JDD by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Located at 32.74 -95.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Lake Fork Reservoir
Lake Fork Reservoir is one of the premier trophy bass fishing lakes in the world, and serves as a reservoir for Dallas and its suburbs. It holds 15 of the top 20 Texas State Record Largemouth Bass. It was impounded by the Lake Fork Dam in 1980, and reached is normal pool surface elevation of 403.0 feet (123 m) above mean sea level in 1985. It consists of 27,690 acres (112 km²), situated in Wood and Rains County in Northeast Texas, between the towns of Quitman, Alba, Emory, and Yantis, Texas.
Located at 32.80 -95.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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