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101 Courthouse Square, Ste 1
P.O. Box 381
Danielsville, GA 30633-5961
Phone: (706) 795-3473
Fax: (706) 795-3262
mccc@madisoncountyga.org
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Madison County Chamber of Commerce |
History
Madison County was created by the Georgia Legislature in 1811 and was formed from portions of Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson and Oglethorpe Counties. It is the 38th county in the state and was named for the nation’s fourth president, James
Madison. The first meeting of county government was in January 1812 at the "Strickland House" has also been used as the offices of the Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Authority.
In 1773, the Cherokee Indians ceded to the Colonial Government of Georgia a large tract of land, whose western border included what is now Madison County. Governor James Wright sold farms of 100 to 1,000 acres to settlers who came to Georgia from similar areas of Pennsylvania, Virginia and North and South Carolina.
These early residents probably were hunters, squatters, traders and cattle-raisers. Although they did not leave written records, landmarks, such as churches, trading places and cattle raising centers are known to have been in existence since 1790.
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