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Welcome to Madison Heights ...

Madison Heights is located in Lee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Madison Heights: Madison Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Madison Heights is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Madison Heights: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Madison Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Madison Heights - they are located in Alabama, Michigan, New Jersey and Virginia.

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

Communities near Madison Heights ...

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

  • Pontotoc
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Saltillo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fulton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Baldwyn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Verona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Guntown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Okolona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Nettleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Shannon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Plantersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madison Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Madison Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Madison Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Madison Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.