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34.631637, -83.20882
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We found 41 communities that share the name Madison.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Madison.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 40 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In South Carolina ...
Aiken County
This Madison is located in Aiken County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Madison.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Madison is located in Jefferson County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Madison.
Madison County
This Madison is located in Madison County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the west of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madison.
Montgomery County
This Madison is located in Montgomery County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the southwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Madison.
Arkansas
Saint Francis County
This Madison is located in Saint Francis County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the west of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Madison.
California
Yolo County
This Madison is located in Yolo County and lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Madison.
Connecticut
New Haven County
This Madison is located in New Haven County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Madison.
Florida
Madison County
This Madison is located in Madison County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the south of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madison.
Georgia
Morgan County
This Madison is located in Morgan County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Madison.
Illinois
Madison County
This Madison is located in Madison County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madison.
Indiana
Jefferson County
This Madison is located in Jefferson County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Madison.
Iowa
Pottawattamie County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Madison [Pottawattamie County].
Kansas
Clay County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Madison [Clay County].
Greenwood County
This Madison is located in Greenwood County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Madison.
Riley County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Madison [Riley County].
Maine
Somerset County
This Madison is located in Somerset County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Madison.
Maryland
Dorchester County
This Madison is located in Dorchester County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Madison.
Michigan
Calhoun County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Madison [Calhoun County].
Lenawee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Madison [Lenawee County].
Livingston County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Madison [Livingston County].
Minnesota
Lac qui Parle County
This Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lac qui Parle County community of Madison.
Mower County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Mower County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Madison.
Mississippi
Madison County
This Madison is located in Madison County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madison.
Missouri
Monroe County
This Madison is located in Monroe County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Madison.
Nebraska
Madison County
This Madison is located in Madison County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madison.
New Hampshire
Carroll County
This Madison is located in Carroll County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Madison.
New Jersey
Morris County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Madison [Morris County].
New Mexico
Union County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Madison [Union County].
New York
Madison County
This Madison is located in Madison County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madison.
North Carolina
Rockingham County
This Madison is located in Rockingham County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Madison.
Ohio
Jackson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Madison [Jackson County].
Lake County
This Madison is located in Lake County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Madison.
Richland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Madison [Richland County].
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County
This Madison is located in Westmoreland County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Madison.
Saskatchewan
This Madison lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
South Dakota
Lake County
This Madison is located in Lake County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Madison.
Tennessee
Davidson County
This Madison is located in Davidson County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Madison.
Virginia
Madison County
This Madison is located in Madison County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madison.
Orange County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Madison [Orange County].
West Virginia
Boone County
This Madison is located in Boone County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Madison.
Wisconsin
Dane County
This Madison is located in Dane County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Madison that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Madison.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madison ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Brasstown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Madison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Madison and extending to:
Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Madison to Walhalla, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Madison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6316, Longitude: -83.2088
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Madison could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Madison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Madison to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.591 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.04 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.60 degrees.