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Houses

• Information on Madison Homes by Street Number (PDF)

Land & Tax Records

Tax and land records for Jefferson County and Madison are valuable for tracing the chronology of a building and locating ancestral land. County tax records from 1827 – 1833 and city tax records from 1837 – 1858 are available by request in the Local History and Genealogy room at the Jefferson County Public Library.

• 1827 Jefferson County Tax Assessment

• Hogmarkings in Jefferson County, Indiana

• Tract Book Index 1808-1846 A-D

• Tract Book Index 1808-1846 E-K

• Tract Book Index 1808-1846 L-Q

• Tract Book Index 1808-1846 R-S

• Tract Book Index 1808-1846 T-Z

City Directories

A larger collection of Madison city directories is available in the Local History and Genealogy room at the Jefferson County Public Library. City directories are useful as a resource for determining household members, building chronologies, and occupations. Other years available are 1872-73, 1867, 1875, 1879, 1887-88, 1890-91, 1903, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1939, 1942, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, and 1964 – 2022.

• Classified Business Directory 1890-91

• Madison Business Directory 1851

• Madison City Directory 1890-91: A-F

• Madison City Directory 1890-91: G-N

• Madison City Directory 1890-91: O-S

• Madison City Directory 1890-91: T-Z

• North Madison Classified Business Directory 1890

• North Madison Directory 1890-91

• Telephone Companies in Madison

• William's Madison Business Mirror 1859-1860

• Williams' Madison City Directory 1859-1860 A-F

• Williams' Madison City Directory 1859-1860 G-N

• Williams' Madison City Directory 1859-1860 O-Z

• Williams' Madison Directory 1859-1860 City Information

Fires

Browse descriptions of significant fires throughout Madison's history, including the date and details of each event as reported in the Madison Courier newspaper archive.

• Notable Madison Fires