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Madisonville
In 1828 Madison county was formed
out of part of Yazoo, and Madisonville,
a place situated in the
southeastern part of the former county, about twelve miles from
Canton, was made
the county seat. Its acts of incorporation by
the Legislature bear the following dates: 1836; May, 1837;
and
1848.
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Footnotes: Source: The Mississippi Historical
Commission Publications, Volume V, Edited by Franklin L. Riley,
This page was last updated Monday, 18-Apr-2016 19:05:09 EDT.
One of the early physicians of this place was Dr. James Anderson, and one of its mercantile firms was
Joseph Coffman &
Company, later of Grenada. When the court house was removed to
Canton, Madisonville
declined rapidly. Its former site is now
part of the plantation of Maj. Walker.
54. The sketches of the towns of Madison County
are largely based upon information received from Col. W. G.
Kearney, of Flora, Mississippi, and Robert
Bowman, Esq., of
Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Secretary, 1902.
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