North Madison, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47250. It sits by Hanging Rock. The Survey maps it on the Clifty Falls quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Clifty Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Clifty Falls quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Clifty Falls quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of North Madison between 2002 and 2010, burning about 19 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | HANOVER HILL |
| 2 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 July 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 July 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 March 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of North Madison: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Kentuck Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jefferson Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Jefferson Plant No 3 Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Madison in 23 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 14 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | $50,000 | A trained spotter reported roof damage to a consignment shop. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | $35,000 | A trained spotter reported severe thunderstorm wind damage to the awning over a fuel station. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | $2,000 | A portion of a metal roof was ripped off by thunderstorm winds just northeast of Madison. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | $1,000 | Multiple trees were reported down. |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | North Madison | - | Clifty Drive closed at Cragmont Street due to water over the road. |
| July 2023 | Hail | North Madison | - | Quarter sized hail was observed on the north side of Madison. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | - | Trees and power lines were down. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | - | Broadcast media reported an estimated wind gust of 52 knots. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | - | The emergency manager reported trees down all over the county. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | - | Local law enforcement reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | North Madison | - | A law enforcement official reported numerous streets flooded in the city of Madison due to torrential and intense rainfall. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | North Madison | - | A broadcast media meteorologist relayed a report of numerous flooded and impassable roads due to 3 to 5 inches of rain. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | - | The Jefferson County emergency manager reported multiple trees fell down in the county due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | North Madison | - | A Jefferson County law enforcement official reported numerous streets in Madison were flooded and impassable because of excessive rainfall. Widespread rain amounts of 4 to 5 inches were observed across the county. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down at least two trees in Jefferson County. One was in Madison. The other fell in the northern portion of the county near Ripley County. |
| April 2013 | Hail | North Madison | - | A spotter reported one inch hail just north of Madison. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | - | Large trees were blown down. Roof damage was reported along with a steeple blown off a church. An outbuilding was also destroyed. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | - | Jefferson county dispatch reported a tree fell across a roadway in Madison. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | - | A tree was blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Madison | - | Numerous trees were blown down at Clifty Fall State Park. |
| March 2024 | Hail | North Madison | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | North Madison | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | North Madison | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwald | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Madison | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Central | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Wirt Station | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Wirt | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Antioch Grange | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Smyrna | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Midway | 4.9 miles | 10 |
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 North Madison | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20709362 | 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 440275. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.






