County · code 06039
Madera CountyCalifornia
Madera County is in California and has its seat in Madera. The county was created from Fresno on May 16, 1893.
- Founded1893
- County seatMadera
- Named forwood
- Land area2,137 sq mi + 16 sq mi water
- Population156,255 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped68,017 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Madera on the map of California
California has 58 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1893 from Fresno County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Madera County was formed in 1893 from Fresno County, and named after wood. Madera is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1893 for land now in Madera County may have been recorded in Fresno County.
- 1893Madera County created Madera created from Fresno. Act passed 11 March 1893; referendum for or against creation of new county held 16 May 1893. · Calif. Stats. 1893, 30th sess., ch. 143/pp. 168-172; California USGenWeb Project, Madera County, http://www.cagenweb.com/madera/MadHistory.html, 17 July 2002; "Mariposa County v. Madera County," in Calif. Rpts., 142:50-58
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Madera
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 68,017 parcels from Madera County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Madera County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Madera by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Madera County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Madera County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Madera County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Madera County
- When was Madera County founded?
- Madera County was founded in 1893, formed from Fresno County, and named after wood.
- What is the county seat of Madera County?
- The county seat of Madera County is Madera.
- Is there an online parcel map for Madera County?
- Yes. Madera County publishes a parcel map of 68,017 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Madera County's boundary or name changed?
- Madera County was created in 1893 from Fresno County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Madera County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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