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Welcome to Madisonville ...

The city of Madisonville is located in Monroe County<1> and is the County Seat for Monroe County.


The location of Madisonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Madisonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Madisonville has a population of 4,993 people<3> (see below for details).

Madisonville is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Madisonville (for example, toward Pikeville), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Websites for Madisonville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.monroecountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Madisonville, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Madisonville had an population of 4,993 people. This is an increase of 9.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madisonville had a population of 4,577 people (which is 10.28% of the total population of Monroe County). This makes Madisonville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Madisonville represents 0.07% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 101st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,577 people, the population of Madisonville increased 16.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,939 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Madisonville.

Communities Also Named Madisonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Madisonville - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Madisonville ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Athens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in McMinn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
  • McMullens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Loudon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <5>
  • Etowah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Etowah is located in McMinn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <5>
  • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuskeegee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
    • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
  • Jena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
    • Jena is located in Loudon County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
  • Surprise
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Surprise is located in Meigs County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
  • Vonore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vonore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore
    • Vonore is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vonore <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Madisonville. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Madisonville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madisonville ...

Looking for more information about Madisonville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Madisonville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Madisonville.

Adding Madisonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madisonville 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 Madisonville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Madisonville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madisonville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Madisonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Madisonville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Madisonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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