Madison (MO)

Welcome to Madison County ...

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

The community of Fredericktown is the Seat for Madison County.

Madison County was founded in 1818. Madison was created by taking area from Cape Girardeau and Sainte Genevieve Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Madison had a population of 12,088 people. This is a decrease of 0.89% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,197 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison represented 0.2% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Madison County:

Cobalt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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- Cobalt is located in Madison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
Fredericktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Fredericktown is located in Madison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
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Junction City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Junction City is located in Madison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
Marquand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Marquand is located in Madison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Missouri
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Websites specific to Madison County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
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- Cape Girardeau County
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- Iron County
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- Perry County
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- Saint Francois County
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- Wayne County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Madison County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<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.
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