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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 |
Towns & Communities
Danielsville was founded in 1812, and grew form a 50-acre tract purchased for a public square into a small but bustling community. Dominating the downtown area is the picturesque former Madison County Courthouse, which was built in 1901 from bricks burned on the banks of nearby South Fork Broad River. The building has been vacated for a new Government Complex.
The Madison County Chamber of Commerce & Industrial Development and Building Authority along with the Madison County Water Department now occupy ¾ of the first floor area of the Historic Courthouse.
On the north side of the old courthouse square in Danielsville, is a Veterans Memorial Garden that honors American men and women who have served their county in all of its armed conflicts.
Radiating out from the square is small shops, shady streets and comfortable homes.
The County has one weekly newspaper, the Madison County Journal with an office located in Danielsville.
The county seat is named for General Allen Daniel, a veteran of the American Revolution and one of the area’s most prominent residents. Perhaps Danielsville’s most distinguished native son, however, is Dr. Crawford W. Long, the first physician to successfully use ether as an anesthetic to relieve pain during surgery. Long’s boyhood home is an historic landmark in the town.
Carlton, Comer, Colbert, and Hull grew up along the railroad and experienced growth and prosperity during the days when cotton was king in the South.
Incorporated in 1892, Carlton once held the distinction of having two names. The depot was known as Berkley, to avoid confusion with Carrolton, a city in west Georgia. The post office, however, retained the name the name bestowed on the town in honor of Congressman H.H. Carlton, a legislator who exerted his influence to keep the train running through the town instead of bypassing it on the route from Athens to Elberton.
Comer, formerly known as "Honey Pond," was later named for Reuben Comer and the Comer family who were large land owners in the area. Perhaps its most influential residents and developers were James Polk Gholston and his sons Will and Knox, who built a large hotel, stores and a bank, and developed several successful businesses.
Comer is Madison County’s most populous town, and certain areas are designated as an historic district. Comer’s Historic Downtown Area is currently experiencing several restoration and revitalization projects. The Madison County Fair in September and the Christmas Parade in December are annual highlights in Comer.
Located on land once inhabited by Indians, at a point where five principal roads once converged, Colbert was known as Five Forks when it was incorporated in 1900. Nine years later its name was officially changed to honor James Fletcher Colbert, a prosperous and colorful citizen who contributed much to the growth of the town.
For more than 20 years, downtown Colbert has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors from across the Southeast travel there each summer for the traditional Fourth of July celebration. Colbert is affectionately known as "the city of Red Cannas," because of the bright blossoms that adorn the downtown area.
Hull, named after another prominent local family is the closest Madison County town to Athens. It was incorporated in 1905, and has become a "bedroom community" for persons who commute to businesses in Clarke County or to classes and jobs on the campus of the University of Georgia.
Located at the western end of the county, Ila was the last Madison County town to be incorporated in 1910. Its history, however, goes back to the Revolutionary War when the historic outpost of Fort Lamar flourished near the town’s present site, and served as a trading post as well as refuge against the Indians.
A number of unincorporated communities add color and variety to the county. Places such as Sanford (formerly Sawdust), Neese, Pocataligo, Fort Lamar, Jot-Em-Down, Booger Hill, Vineyard’s Creek, Paoli and Dogsboro are just a few communities proudly claimed as hometowns by county residents.
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