| |
| | Madison County, Mississippi Genealogical Records Information |
 | | Madison County was named for James Madison (1750-1836) of Virginia, Secretary of State in the Jefferson Administration and the fourth President of the United States (1809-1817). |
 | | Madison Parish, Louisiana, was named for him, as were the Madison counties in Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. |
 | | County seats named for James Madison are the cities and towns of Madison in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconson; Madisonville in Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas; and Fort Madison in Iowa. |
| www.mymississippigenealogy.com /ms_county/mad.htm (453 words) |
|