Welcome to Madden ...

Madden is located in Leake County<1>.

The location of Madden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Madden is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Madden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Madden: (601) & (769)<4>

Websites for Madden ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.leakems.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Madden, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Madden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Madden - they are located in Alberta, Michigan, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Madden.

Communities near Madden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Madden.

• Philadelphia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Carthage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Union
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
• Walnut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <5>
• Sebastopol
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <5>
• Lena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
• High Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • High Hill is located in Leake County
• Laurel Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
• Standing Pine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
  • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
• Dixon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Neshoba County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Madden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Madden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Madden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Madden. See our Newspapers Page for Madden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madden ...

Looking for more information about Madden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Madden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Madden.

Adding Madden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Madden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Madden post office opened in 1880.

We also found Madden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Madden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/