Parish · code 22065
Madison ParishLouisiana
Madison Parish is a parish in Louisiana, established in 1838 with Tallulah as its seat.
- Founded1838
- County seatTallulah
- Named forJames Madison
- Land area624 sq mi + 26 sq mi water
- Population10,017 2020 Census
Where it is
Madison on the map of Louisiana
Louisiana has 64 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1838 from Concordia Parish and Ouachita Parish
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Madison Parish was formed in 1838 from Concordia Parish and Ouachita Parish, and named after James Madison. Tallulah is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1838 for land now in Madison Parish may have been recorded in Concordia Parish and Ouachita Parish.
- 1838Madison Parish created Madison created from Concordia and Ouachita. · La. Acts 1837, 13th Leg., 2nd sess., pp. 13-14
- 1839Gained territory Madison gained from Carroll (extinct).from Carroll· La. Acts 1839, 14th Leg., 1st sess., p. 82
- 1843Lost territory Madison lost to creation of Franklin. · La. Acts 1843, 16th Leg., 1st sess., pp. 22-24
- 1843Lost territory Madison lost to creation of Tensas. · La. Acts 1843, 16th Leg., 1st sess., pp. 35-38
- 1846Gained territory Madison gained from Carroll (extinct).from Carroll· La. Acts 1846, 1st Leg., 1st sess., pp. 151-152
- 1847Lost territory Madison lost to Carroll (extinct).to Carroll· La. Acts 1847, 1st Leg., 2nd sess., pp. 74-75
- 1861
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Madison
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Madison Parish yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (madisonparish.org).
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Madison Parish 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
Madison 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
Madison Parish'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 Madison Parish.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Madison Parish 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 Madison Parish
- When was Madison Parish founded?
- Madison Parish was founded in 1838, formed from Concordia Parish and Ouachita Parish, and named after James Madison.
- What is the county seat of Madison Parish?
- The county seat of Madison Parish is Tallulah.
- Is there an online parcel map for Madison Parish?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Madison Parish's boundary or name changed?
- Madison Parish was created in 1838 from Concordia Parish and Ouachita Parish. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Carroll Parish, Tensas Parish and Franklin Parish.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Madison Parish 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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