Welcome to Madison County ...

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

The community of Marshall is the Seat for Madison County.

Madison County was founded in 1851. Madison was created by taking area from Buncombe and Yancey Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Madison had a population of 21,638 people. This is an increase of 4.21% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,764 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison represented 0.22% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Madison County:

• Hot Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <2>
• Mars Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <2>
• Marshall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to North Carolina
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• Websites specific to Madison County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Greene County
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  • Unicoi County
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  • Yancey County
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  • Buncombe County
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  • Haywood County
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  • Cocke County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Madison County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Madison County