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Madison
County, FL History
Madison
County is Florida's 14th county, established on December 26,
1827 from a segement of Jefferson County, FL. Madison County
gained it's name from James Madison (1751-1836), the 4th President of
the United States (1809-1817). Madison County was orignally
called Hickstown after the Seminole Indian Chief John Hicks.
The
City of Madison was founded on land secured from Madison C. Livingston,
May 2nd, 1838 and was established as the County Seat. The other two
municipalities are the Town of Greenville and the Town of Lee. Other
Communities include Blue Springs, Cherry Lake, Eridu, Hamburg,
Hopewell, Lovett, New Hope, Pinetta and Sirmans as well as many
forgotten communities thru the years.
When
chartered in 1827 Madison was Florida's largest county since then
Taylor, Lafayette and Dixie Counties have been established from Madison
County.
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