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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Madison came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Madison in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Madison. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Madison data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Madison:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Madison was listed as Madison Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Madison was listed as Madison Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Madison was listed as Madison Courthouse.

Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Madison is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Madison in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Madison for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Madison. See our Misc Page for Madison for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Madison:

Madison was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The following route mentioned Madison as a scheduled stop:

The Gulf Wind: From the timetable for the Gulf Wind (train schedule from 1969). The defunct Gulf Wind travelled between New Orleans (LA) and Jacksonville (FL)

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: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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