Welcome to Madison Springs ...

Madison Springs is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Madison Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madison Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

A typical abbreviation for Madison Springs: Madison Spgs. (or less commonly used: Madison Spngs. or Madison Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Madison Springs has a population of 4,210 people<3> (see below for details).

Madison Springs is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Madison Springs: (706) and (762)<5>

The community of Madison Springs was previously named Alexanderville.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Madison Springs had an population of 4,210 people. This is an increase of 5.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison Springs had a population of 3,979 people (or 14.1% of the total population of Madison County).

The population of Madison Springs represents 0.04% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 3,979 people, the population of Madison Springs increased 9.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,636 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Madison Springs.

Communities near Madison Springs ...

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

• Commerce
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <6>
• Hartwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Hartwell is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartwell <6>
• Elberton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Elberton is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberton <6>
• Royston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
  • Royston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royston <6>
• Lavonia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
  • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <6>
• Nicholson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Nicholson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholson <6>
• Comer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Comer is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <6>
• Winterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <6>
• Franklin Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Springs
  • Franklin Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Springs <6>
• Bowman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <6>

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 Madison Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Madison Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madison Springs ...

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

Adding Madison Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madison Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Madison Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Madison Springs post office opened in 1825.

We also found Madison Springs on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1839.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madison Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madisonco.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/