Welcome to Madisonville ...

Madisonville is located in Charlotte County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madisonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Madisonville is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Madisonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Madisonville: (434)

Communities Also Named Madisonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Madisonville - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Madisonville ...

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

• Farmville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
• Appomattox
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <4>
• Brookneal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookneal
  • Brookneal is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookneal <4>
• Keysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <4>
• Charlotte Court House
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Court House
  • Charlotte Court House is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte Court House <4>
• Drakes Branch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
  • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <4>
• Pamplin City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplin City
  • Pamplin City is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplin City <4>
• Phenix
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
  • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
• Darlington Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
  • Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
• Cullen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Cullen is located in Charlotte 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 Madisonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Madisonville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Madisonville. 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 Madisonville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madisonville ...

Looking for more information about Madisonville? 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 Madisonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Madisonville.

Adding Madisonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madisonville 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 Madisonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Madisonville post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madisonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charlotte County: www.co.charlotte.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/