Welcome to Madison ...

Madison is located in Oconee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

When the people of Madison refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Madisonian<2>

Madison is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Madison: (864)

Communities Also Named Madison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Madison: This one is located in Oconee County and the other is located in Aiken County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 41 communities that are also named Madison - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Maine, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Madison ...

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

• Seneca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Toccoa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
  • Toccoa is located in Stephens County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <4>
• Cornelia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Cornelia is located in Habersham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <4>
• Walhalla
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Walhalla is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <4>
• Westminster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
• Lavonia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
  • Lavonia is located in Franklin County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <4>
• Demorest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demorest
  • Demorest is located in Habersham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Demorest <4>
• Clarkesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkesville
  • Clarkesville is located in Habersham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkesville <4>
• Mount Airy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Habersham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
• Carnesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnesville
  • Carnesville is located in Franklin County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnesville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madison ...

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

Adding Madison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madison in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Madison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Madison post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/