BlockMadison, Alabama
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Madison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35758. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Madison quadrangle. 56,933 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 705 feet above sea level.
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On record in Madison
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
James H. Bibb Houselisted 1984
Madison Station Historic Districtlisted 2006
Population over time
2 figuresMadison grew from 42,938 to 56,933 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 42,938 | |
| 2020 | 56,933 | +13,995 (+33%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Madison quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Madison quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Madison quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Madison quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Madison quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Photographs
8 of 42 photographs shown, 1939 to 1940Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded, 1940. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Madison County
Fires near this place
20 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Madison between 1994 and 2016, burning about 99 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160914-10 |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160816-3 |
| 12 August 2000 | Natural | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SUNSET BLVD, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 130 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Madison in 130 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 61 thunderstorm wind, 38 hail, 18 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | 1 hurt, $500,000 | The edge of the thunderstorm entered Alabama from Tennessee around 1924 CST moving on a southeasterly course that took it across the eastern sections of Lauderdale County, across central Limestone County, and across southern Madison County. Lauderdale County: The tornado that began in Tennessee and moved across Iron City continued into Lauderdale County ending in the Lexington area. The F-scale associated with this report reflecknots the damage that was caused in Tennessee. Significant damage was done to more than 15 homes in the Mary's Chapel area just northwest of Lexington near the state line. Two people were injured when their mobile home was overturned. Limestone County: Another tornado (F3) touched down for a short path on the northwest side of Athens totally destroying one house. No one was home at the time. A third tornado (F1) touched down about five miles east-southeast of Tanner and stayed on the ground for approximately five miles. In Elkmont, the top of a steel water tower weighing between two and three tons and measuring 30 feet by 10 feet was ripped off and blown 50 yards where it struck a car and the edge of a church. Madison County: A fourth tornado was produced beginning on the north side of Madison continuing across the east side of Madison and extending into the northern portion of the Redstone Arsenal. Homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed by the tornado as well as numerous trees downed. Extensive damage in the Pebble Brook Subdivision and around Bob Jones High School. A man was injured when a tree fell on him on Old Madison Pike. Over 300 trees were estimated to be blown down on the Redstone Golf Course. Wind gusted to 58 knoknots (67 mph) reported at the Hunknotsville International Airport at the National Weather Service office. The thunderstorm produced straight-line wind damage along the entire path of the storm. |
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Madison | $1,000,000 | The tornado continued northeast into Madison County. Significant tree damage occurred in several subdivisions along County Line Road, Mill Road, Browns Ferry, Wall Triana Highway, Hughes Road and Slaughter Road. Windows were blown out of several houses in the Huntington Chase subdivision along with significant roof damage. A large attached garage was completely flattened along Browns Ferry Road and roof damage was observed in the Bridgefield subdivision. Several residents of the Bridgefield subdivision noted that they received the tornado warning and took cover before the storm hit. The tornado tracked through the parking lot of West Madison Elementary School, knocking large pine trees down onto apartment buildings and a home adjacent to the school. The tornado then tracked through the Wellington subdivision producing tree and roof damage. Sporadic damage persisted as the tornado moved northeast across Hughes Road, atop Rainbow Mountain, and across Slaughter Road into northwest Huntsville and the Providence development. The tornado finally lifted near Research Park and Plummer Road. |
| January 2012 | Flash Flood | Madison | $100,000 | Numerous roads and intersections were barricaded or closed due to flash flooding throughout central and northern Madison County.||In the Madison and Harvest areas, Balch and Gillispie Roads, Nance and Capshaw Roads, Gooch Lane at Hughes Road which flooded up to adjacent porches of residences, Highway 72 between Uptown and Hughes Roads, Wall Triana and Nance Roads.|In the Huntsville area: the Memorial Parkway access road north of University Drive, Orvil Smith Road where a motorist was stranded. Several homes were flooded in the Bristol Creek neighborhood in Owens Crossroads.||In the Gurley area: Gurley Pike and Capers Road, Highway 72 near the Madison and Jackson County Line and at Brock Road, Maysville Road between Cooper Creek and Bell Factory Roads, Little Cove at McMullen Lane, and County Road 103. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Madison | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Heavy Rain | Madison | $30,000 | Two trees fell along Steakley road, one onto the road and another onto a home, near Madison. The felled trees were due to saturated ground and not wind damage. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Madison | $18,000 | Very heavy rain in a short period of time caused flooding from Madison to Huntsville. Several roads were covered with water and were temporarily impassable. Numerous traffic accidents occurred due to the wet roadways and high water. |
| August 2011 | Lightning | Madison | $15,000 | A line of strong thunderstorms moved through Madison county, Alabama. Lightning associated with the thunderstorms, struck three homes, producing minor damage. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $15,000 | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Flash Flood | Madison | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Madison | $10,000 | Lightning sparked a fire on the roof of a food service company on Lanier Road in Madison. The fire burned the thermal insulation of the freezer. No injuries were reported. |
| March 2015 | Lightning | Madison | $10,000 | Lightning hit a tree in the backyard of a Madison home, and traveled over 100 feet and produced damage to the home. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $10,000 | A large tree was downed by thunderstorm winds across Randolph Avenue near downtown Huntsville. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $10,000 | A few trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $10,000 | A large tree was downed by thunderstorm winds onto a house on Riddle street. Some siding was also stripped off of a house on Riddle street and several large branches were snapped by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $10,000 | A large tree and a few power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds along Sullivan street in downtown Madison. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $10,000 | Trees were reported down everywhere near Madison Manor on Sullivan Street. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Madison | $10,000 | Two inch diameter hail was recorded at the Huntsville International Airport ASOS site at the airport. Six vehicles were slightly damaged at the airport due to the large hail. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Madison | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $8,000 | A tree was reported falling on a house on Jackson Ave. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $8,000 | Trees were blown down at the intersection of Eastview and Hughes Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $8,000 | Trees were blown down in the city of Madison. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $8,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down in Madison. Ten utility poles were blown down near the Jetport Switching Station in Madison near Hughes Road and Alabama Highway 20. About 21,000 electric customers were without power at one point. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $6,000 | A small tree was downed onto a car by thunderstorm winds along Slaughter road. Another tree was downed by thunderstorm winds in the parking lot of Madison Square Mall. A third tree was downed by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Church street and Williams avenue in downtown Huntsville, Alabama. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $5,000 | Two very large pine trees and others were knocked down onto Mountain View Lane. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $5,000 | Two large oak trees were snapped in half, one tree was 4 feet in diameter. |
| October 2008 | Flash Flood | Madison | $5,000 | Intense rainfall produced flash flooding in many locations in the Monrovia and Madison communities. Hardest hit areas were along Knox Creek, Jeff Road in Monrovia, and Mill Road in Madison. High water along Knox Creek flooded garages of up to 5 homes on Tobacco road and Blueberry Dr. Portions of Mill road near Madison City Public Works Department were closed due to flash flooding. Also, along Indian Creek in the Monrovia area, water came up to people's doorsteps along Jeff Road. Flash flooding was also reported on Sanderson Road. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a roof at a strip mall. Several car windows were blown out from the debris. This damage occurred at the corner of Wall Triana highway and Pine Grove road in Madison, Alabama. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Madison | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $2,000 | A tree was blown down blocking Balch Road in front of Columbia Elementary. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $2,000 | Trees were knocked down at the intersection of Eastview Drive and Highland Drive. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $2,000 | Trees down on Gillespie Road. |
| May 2009 | Lightning | Madison | $2,000 | Two homes were struck by lightning in the city of Madison. Some damage occurred at both locations. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $1,000 | A tree trunk was snapped near the intersection of Palmer Road and Ray Sanderson Drive. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $1,000 | A large tree was snapped down the middle off of Monument Lane in Madison. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $1,000 | Trees were knocked down on Browns Ferry Road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $1,000 | Power lines were knocked down onto the road at Mill Road at Church Street Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down on a house near West Madison Elementary. This was a social media report and the time was estimated. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $600 | Two to three trees were uprooted and knocked down adjacent to the athletic fields at Bob Jones High School. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $500 | A tree fell onto power lines. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $500 | A power line was knocked down on the east bound side of Madison Boulevard just west of Wall Triana. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $500 | Thunderstorm winds tore a few shingles off of a roof on Pennsylvania Avenue in Madison. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200 | A tree was knocked down near the intersection of Plaza Drive and Hughes Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200 | A tree was knocked down on Sullivan Street at Front Street in Madison. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200 | A tree was knocked down on Lime Quarry Road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200 | A tree was reported knocked down along Balch Road at Chelsea Park Row in Madison. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200 | A large tree branch was blown down across a fence. The branch was 1.5 feet in diameter and 20 feet long. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200 | A large tree branch was snapped in the northeast corner of Dublin Park. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200 | A small tree was blown down in the median on Hughes Road near Will Halsey Way. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto the road at the intersection of Eastview Drive and Mabry Drive. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200 | A tree was down along Sunset Blvd. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto Balch Road. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200 | An eight inch diameter and ten foot long tree limb was downed by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Mill Road and Wall Triana Highway. The time was estimated by radar. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $100 | Large tree branches were knocked down near Victoria Drive and Eastview Drive. Report relayed via social media. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $100 | A Bradford Pear tree was knocked down onto Manningham Drive. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Madison | - | Hail with a diameter of 0.75 inches was reported via mPING. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Madison | - | A tornado crossed from Limestone into Madison County just south of Browns Ferry Road. Further tree damage, predominantly uproots, was observed between County Line Road and Wall Triana Highway, with several instances of trees falling on homes. The tornado reached its maximum intensity as it approached Hughes Road, specifically near Downing Ridge and Millsford Road. In this area, two single-family homes suffered major roof damage, with most or all of the roofing material removed. Numerous trees were also uprooted at this location. Continuing eastward, the tornado crossed Hughes Road in the Dublin Circle area. Sporadic tree damage was noted north of Eastview Drive through Kensington Drive and Foothill Court. The tornado dissipated before reaching Slaughter Road. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Madison | - | Quarter sized hail was reported on Sullivan Street. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Madison | - | Hail with a diameter of 1 inch was reported via mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Madison | - | A report of three quarter inch in diameter hail was reported by the MPING observing network at this location. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Point | 0.3 miles | 25 | |
| Brentwood | 0.4 miles | 27 | |
| Maplewood | 0.5 miles | 25 | |
| Clift Acres | 0.6 miles | 27 | |
| Crestview Estates | 1.1 miles | 27 | |
| Nolan Hills | 1.5 miles | 27 | |
| Madison Highlands | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| Rolling Woods | 1.7 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Madison | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79987 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 122191. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.