Madison County, AL

Headnote
MADISON COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Alabama, with Tennessee river on the south. Area, 760 square miles. Face of the country diversified; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Huntsville. Pop. in 1820, 17,481; in 1830, 27,990; in 1840, 25,706; in 1850, 26,327. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Alabama

Madison County, Alabama (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MADISON COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Alabama, with Tennessee river on the south. Area, 760 square miles. Face of the country diversified; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Huntsville. Pop. in 1820, 17,481; in 1830, 27,990; in 1840, 25,706; in 1850, 26,327.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 201.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Huntsville, AL City or Town
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