County · code 31119
Madison CountyNebraska
Madison County is a county in Nebraska with its seat in Madison. The county was created on January 26, 1856.
- Founded1856
- County seatMadison
- Named forJames Madison
- Land area573 sq mi + 2.8 sq mi water
- Population35,585 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped21,267 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Madison on the map of Nebraska
Nebraska has 93 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1856 from McNeale County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Madison County was created from McNEale County and non-county area by Nebraska Territory, but was not fully organized at that time. The county was fully organized on January 21, 1868.
- 1856Madison County created Madison created by Nebraska Territory from McNeale (extinct) and non-county area; Madison not fully organized.from McNeale· Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 7/p. 200
- 1868Changed Madison fully organized. · History of Neb., 1103
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 21,267 parcels from Madison County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 23 July 2025 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 13,967 in all from Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC), 911 Department.
checked 13 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
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
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 1856, formed from McNeale County, and named after James Madison.
- What is the county seat of Madison County?
- The county seat of Madison County is Madison.
- Is there an online parcel map for Madison County?
- Yes. Madison County publishes a parcel map of 21,267 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 1856 from McNeale County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- 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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