Madison, Kansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66860. It stands on Tate Branch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Madison quadrangle. 689 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,096 feet above sea level.
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
Madison Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Depotlisted 1991- Verdigris River Bridgelisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresMadison fell from 701 to 689 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 | 701 | |
| 2020 | 689 | -12 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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 Emporia quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Emporia quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Madison quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Emporia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Madison between 2015 and 2018, burning about 828 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 102 |
| 11 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Greenwood County | 7 |
| 7 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Greenwood County | 44 |
| 6 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Greenwood County | 6 |
| 6 March 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 016-024 |
| 30 March 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 300 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 66 |
| 30 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 65 |
| 30 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 67 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 67 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Madison in 67 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 35 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Hail | Madison | $1,000,000 | Hail stone diameters ranged from golfball size to just over three-inches in Madison. Widespread roof and car damage likely occurred. This was the first (and largest) round of large hail to hit Madison within a two-hour period. Property damage amounts are rough estimates. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $10,000 | A large tree fell on a house in Madison, partially damaging one side of the home. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $5,000 | The winds knocked down limbs and whole trees in Madison, where one tree fell on a house. Lesser winds of 60 mph passed over Eureka. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $3,000 | Winds estimated between 45 and 55 mph partially downed a few power poles, and also produced some tree damage. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Madison | $100 | Almost five inches of rainfall left a foot water on most streets in Madison and closed Highway 58 near Madison for a short time. Also, low water crossings across the county were closed due to the high water. Madison reported 4.97 inches of rainfall. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Madison | - | The report was relayed via Eureka Fire Department. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Madison | - | State highway K-58 east of Madison was closed due to flooding. A vehicle was reported stalled in Madison due to high water. The occupants were rescued. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Wind measured by personal weather station. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Tree damage and minor damage to buildings was reported as a result of strong outflow winds. |
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Madison | - | A brief tornado on the southern end of Madison. The tornado trekked |southeast producing damage to a carport and trees. The most |significant damage was to a camper carport on the far southeast|side of town. The carport was broken into several pieces and |was displaced in multiple directions. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Madison | - | Winds of 50 mph were also reported. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Madison | - | This was a 24 hour rain total of 3.8 inches. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Madison | - | This is a 24 hour rainfall report of 3.42 inches. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | The estimated 60 mph gusts downed limbs. A some small hail was also reported but the diameter wasn't specified. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Madison | - | Via local media social media account. It was a delayed report. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Nickel-sized hail and some tree damage was reported. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Madison | - | Water was reported flowing across Kansas Highway 58 about 1 mile east of Madison. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Small tree limbs were reported down in Madison. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | A roof was blown off of a barn. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Madison | - | Reports of minor street flooding was noted at many low water crossings across the county. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Madison | - | Radio station KVOE reported that K-99 was underwater at the Admire railroad underpass and K-58 is closed just east of Madison. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | An estimated 60 mph wind gust was noted. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Madison | - | A trained spotter reported to law enforcement that a lot of pea sized hail fell as well a few as big as quarters. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Madison | - | Pea to quarter sized hail was reported along with 1.90 inches of rainfall. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Madison | - | Hail was pea to quarter sized. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Madison | - | Very brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Madison | - | Brief tornado touchdown in open country. The tornado was fairly stationary and did not cause any damage. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Madison | - | Hail stone diameters ranged from golfball to tennis ball size, with a few up to softball size. |
| March 2012 | Flood | Madison | - | Very heavy rainfall of up to four inches over a three-hour period produced high water across Highway 58 about one mile east of Madison. Property or crop damage amounts, if any, are unknown. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | The report was relayed by KSN-TV. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Madison | - | Hail was accompanied by 50 to 55 mph winds. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Quarter sized hail covered the ground. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Madison | - | The hail was accompanied by 60 mph winds. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | A trained spotter reported the gust. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | 3 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down by severe straight line winds. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Madison | - | CO-OP observer. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Madison | - | Occurred on north side of town. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Madison | - | Water was reported over highway 57. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Limbs blown down. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Madison | - | Hail occurred at Godfrey Airport. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 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.
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 Q2624327 | 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 477828. 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.





