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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Madison (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Madison. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Madison is located in Madison County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Suwannee, Taylor, Brooks (GA) & Lowndes (GA).

Below are the counties that are near Madison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Madison:

  • Madison County     (The home county of Madison)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
    • Cherry Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
    • Lee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
    • Pinetta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hamburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County
    • Leland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County
    • Greenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
    • Jennings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hamilton County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
    • Aucilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
    • Lamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Monticello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
    • Day
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Buckville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
      • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
  • Suwannee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
    • Dowling Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
      • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
    • Rixford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rixford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
      • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
    • Live Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
    • Shady Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Brooks County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Empress
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Quitman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Quitman is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <1>
    • Dixie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fodie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
  • Echols County (GA)
    • Statenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statenville
      • Statenville is located in Echols County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statenville <1>
  • Lowndes County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.
    • Clyattville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Melrose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
    • Dasher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Remerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Valdosta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdosta
      • Valdosta is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdosta <1>
    • Barko Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County (GA)
    • Mineola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Madison, see our County-by-County Page for Madison.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Madison ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madison.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Madison. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Madison and those printed in the larger area surrounding Madison.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Madison.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Madison:

Cemeteries Near Madison ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madison.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Madison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.

  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pineland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brady Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coody Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Coody Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coody Family Cemetery
  • Bethlehem MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hopewell Baptist church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
  • Campbell Sink Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Campbell Sink Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Sink Cemetery
  • Hanson UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Archtillery MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Crossroad MB Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Madison had a population of 781 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Madison had a population of 2,789 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.

  • Lee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
  • Cherry Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
  • Hamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Madison County
  • Leland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in Madison County
  • Nankin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nankin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
    • Nankin is located in Brooks County (GA)
  • Greenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Octahatchee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octahatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octahatchee
    • Octahatchee is located in Hamilton County
  • Clyattville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jennings
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Melrose
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
  • Lake Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Aucilla
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Iddo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iddo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iddo
      • Iddo is located in Taylor County
    • Ousley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ousley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
      • Ousley is located in Lowndes County (GA)
    • Dasher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Madison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madison.

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

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Madison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4694, Longitude: -83.4140    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Madison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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