County · code 48313
Madison CountyTexas
Madison County is a county in Texas with its seat in Madisonville. It was formed in 1853 from parts of Grimes, Leon, and Walker Counties.
- Founded1853
- County seatMadisonville
- Named forJames Madison
- Land area466 sq mi + 6.4 sq mi water
- Population13,455 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped10,032 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Madison on the map of Texas
Texas has 254 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1853 from Grimes County, Leon County and Walker County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Madison County was created on January 27, 1853, from Grimes, Leon, and Walker Counties, though it was not fully organized at that time. The county was fully organized on August 7, 1854. It was named after James Madison.
- 1853Madison County created Madison created from Grimes, Leon, and Walker; Madison not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1853, 4th leg., 2d sess., ch. 5/pp. 10-11
- 1854Changed Madison fully organized. · "Madison County," New Handbook of Texas, 4:455
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 10,032 parcels from Madison County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 25 October 2024 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 10,645 in all from Texas Geographic Information Office (TxGIO, formerly TNRIS), a division of the Texas Water Development Board; StratMap program.
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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 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 1853, formed from Grimes County, Leon County and Walker County, and named after James Madison.
- What is the county seat of Madison County?
- The county seat of Madison County is Madisonville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Madison County?
- Yes. Madison County publishes a parcel map of 10,032 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 1853 from Grimes County, Leon County and Walker 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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