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Madisonville (other)
Places named Madisonville in the United States include: * Madisonville, Kentucky * Madisonville, Louisiana * Madisonville, a former town near Madison, Mississippi * Madisonville, Missouri * Madisonville, Cincinnati, Ohio * Madisonville, Tennessee * Madisonville, Texas See also *Nuka Hiva, which had a short-lived American settlement called Madisonville {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madisonville, Kentucky
Madisonville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States, located along Interstate 69 in the state's Western Coal Fields region. The population was 19,591 at the 2010 census. Madisonville is a commercial center of the region and is home to Madisonville Community College. History Madisonville was founded in 1807 and named for then- Secretary of State James Madison. It was named the seat of Hopkins County in 1808 and formally incorporated in 1810. Hopkins County and Madisonville were divided by the Civil War. Union supporters joined a regiment recruited locally by James Shackleford; Al Fowler recruited Confederate troops. The courthouse in Madisonville was burned by Confederates led by Gen. Hylan B. Lyon on December 17, 1864, as they passed through western Kentucky. While Kentucky remained a Union state, the policies imposed by Union armies in the area caused resentment and sparked sympathy for the Confederate cause. Farming was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madisonville, Louisiana
Madisonville is a town in St. Tammany Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 748 at the 2010 U.S. census, and 857 at the 2020 U.S. population estimates program. It is not part of the New Orleans– Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The ZIP code is 70447. History Madisonville was founded by Jean Baptiste Baham in 1800, before the United States acquired this area, as the town of "Coquille" or "Cokie" because of the abundance of shells in the area, at the site of the Native American village of "Chiconcte". The town was renamed in honor of US President James Madison around 1811. Madisonville was a notable port, providing bricks and other products of the towns along the Tchefuncte River to New Orleans, in the decades before the Civil War. After the Capture of New Orleans by the Union Army, this area remained under nominal Confederate control; and the cutoff of trade with New Orleans across enemy lines was devastating to the local economy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison, Mississippi
Madison is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,841 at the 2010 census. The population is currently over 25,000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The city of Madison, named for James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, developed along a bustling railroad track in antebellum Mississippi. It began in 1856 when the Illinois Central Railroad opened Madison Station, the forerunner of the city of Madison. The nearby town of Madisonville was a settlement along the stagecoach route on the Natchez Trace. It was the first county seat of Madison County in 1828, and had a race track, two banks, a wagon factory, and at least one hotel. Its residents gradually moved to the new railroad community, and old Madisonville became defunct. Like many railroad towns in the South, Madison Station was heavily damaged by the Union Army during the Civil War. Ten miles from the state capital of Jackson, Madison Station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madisonville, Missouri
Madisonville is an unincorporated community in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community lies approximately four miles southeast of Center and on the banks of Spencer Creek.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 32, History Madisonville was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bear ...ted in 1836, and named after James Madison Croswaite, the sibling of a first settler. A post office called Madisonville was established in 1838, and remained in operation until 1906. References Unincorporated communities in Ralls County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{RallsCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madisonville, Cincinnati
Madisonville is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. The population was 9,141 at the 2010 census. History Madisonville was established in 1809 and originally named Madison after the newly elected James Madison, the fourth president of the United States. Prior to 1809, European-American settlers began to arrive in the territory, mostly from the mid-Atlantic and New England states. In 1826, the post office was named Madisonville, in order to avoid confusion with other towns. The first permanent settler was Joseph Ward, a sixty-five-year-old American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ... veteran from New Jersey. Joseph and his two sons, Usual and Israel, came overland by horseback intending to settle in the new outpost of Columbia. Joseph's wife, Phebia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madisonville, Tennessee
Madisonville is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,577 at the 2010 census and 5,132 at the 2020 census. Geography Madisonville is located at (35.520691, -84.362905). It is situated along U.S. Route 411 just east of its junction with State Route 68, near the center of Monroe County. The Unicoi Mountains rise prominently to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, Madisonville has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,132 people, 1,969 households, and 1,131 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 3,939 people, 1,671 households, and 1,066 families residing in the town. The population density was 677.4 people per square mile (261.3/km2). There were 1,806 housing units at an average density of 310.6 per square mile (119.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.42% White, 3.96% African American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madisonville, Texas
Madisonville is a city in Madison County, Texas, Madison County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,420 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Madison County, Texas, Madison County. Both the City of Madisonville and the County of Madison were named for U.S. President James Madison, the fourth chief executive. Geography Madisonville is located at (30.950915, –95.912623). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (3.49%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,420 people, 1,548 households, and 1,065 families residing in the city. At the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census there were 4,159 people, 1,473 households, and 1,016 families living in the city. The population density was 1,003.3 people per square mile (386.9/km). There were 1,653 housing units at an average density of 398.7 per square mile (153.8/km). The Race and ethnicity in the United States C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
