County · code 37115
Madison CountyNorth Carolina
Madison County is a county in North Carolina, with its county seat in Marshall. It was formed on January 27, 1851, from Buncombe and Yancey counties and named after James Madison.
- Founded1851
- County seatMarshall
- Named forJames Madison
- Land area450 sq mi + 1.9 sq mi water
- Population21,193 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped21,697 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Madison on the map of North Carolina
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History
Formed in 1851 from Buncombe County and Yancey County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Madison County was created from Buncombe and Yancey counties in 1851. In 1901, the boundary between Madison and Buncombe counties at the junction of Big and Little Ivy Creeks was adjusted to accommodate a local property owner.
- 1851Madison County created Madison created from Buncombe and Yancey. · N.C. Sess. Laws 1850-1851, ch. 36, sec. 1/p. 91
- 1901Changed Boundary between Madison and Buncombe (at junction of Big and Little Ivy Creeks) adjusted to accommodate local property owner. · N.C. Sess. Laws 1901, pub., ch. 95, sec. 1/p. 273
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 Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 21,697 parcels from Madison County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 4 October 2024 · checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 17,721 in all from NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA, NC Dept of Information Technology) for NC OneMap, with the North Carolina 911 Board (AddressNC program).
checked 14 October 2026 -
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 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 Madison County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Madison 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 Madison County
- When was Madison County founded?
- Madison County was founded in 1851, formed from Buncombe County and Yancey County, and named after James Madison.
- What is the county seat of Madison County?
- The county seat of Madison County is Marshall.
- Is there an online parcel map for Madison County?
- Yes. Madison County publishes a parcel map of 21,697 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Madison County's boundary or name changed?
- Madison County was created in 1851 from Buncombe County and Yancey County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Buncombe County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Madison 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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