Profile for Madison, West Virginia, WV

Former and merged names include:
· Boone Court House
· Newport

Local festivals include:

• West Virginia Coal Festival - June 19-23, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Bituminous Coal Heritage Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Madison

Cemeteries (76)

Communities (2)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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• Madison population
• Ancestry of people in Madison
• Housing in Madison
• Income in Madison
• Marital status of adults in Madison
• Place of birth of people in Madison
• Residence in 1995, of people in Madison
• School enrollment & education levels in Madison
• Transportation & commute times in Madison
• Boone County data
• Fastest-growing counties in West Virginia
• State data - West Virginia
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Madison demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Boone County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 25053 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

16% of Madison residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Madison ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Madison
• Cemeteries in Boone County
• Libraries in or near Madison

Post a query on a message board:

• Boone County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - WV data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Madison museums
• Madison historic sites
• Madison area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Madison area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Boone County
• Cemetery record compendium
• West Virginia cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Madison
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Boone County

• Madison business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in West Virginia
• Local ordinances in West Virginia (Partial selection)

• Crime in Boone County
• Arrests in Boone County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in West Virginia
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Madison was $18,309, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Boone County economic census
• Boone County economic summary
• Boone County employment growth
• Boone County unemployment rate
• West Virginia economic data

14% of Madison residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Madison
• Colleges in West Virginia
• Learning Disabilities Association in West Virginia
• Schools in or near Madison
• School districts in or near Madison
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of West Virginia high schools

• Movies playing in or near Madison

• Air pollution in Boone County
• Diesel soot in Boone County
• Land contamination in Boone County
• Nature Conservancy projects in West Virginia
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Boone County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in West Virginia

Madison festival dates:

• West Virginia Coal Festival - June 19-23, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• West Virginia county fairs
• West Virginia festivals (West Virginia tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Madison

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Madison
• Geocaches in West Virginia

• Madison items now on sale

• Boone County government
• West Virginia state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Madison medical services & health statistics

• Historic sites in or near Madison
• Historic sites in West Virginia
• Museums in or near Madison
• Museums in West Virginia
• West Virginia state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Boone County genealogy forum

Median rent in Madison, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $299.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $785.

• Find Foreclosure in Madison
• Homes for sale in the Madison area
• Find a Madison Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check West Virginia mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Jobs in the Madison area
• Job services in West Virginia
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Madison include Boone-Madison ... View libraries

• Libraries near Madison

• West Virginia library

• Get directions from Madison
• Get directions to Madison
• Census map of Madison area
• Historic maps of WV cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of West Virginia
• Topographic map of Madison

• Daily newspapers in or near Madison
• AM radio stations in or near Madison
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Madison
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Madison
• TV stations in or near Madison
• Media ownership in the Madison area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in West Virginia

• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Madison
• Search obituaries in West Virginia
• Recent death notices - selected WV newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in West Virginia
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in West Virginia
• Lions clubs in West Virginia
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Madison
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Madison

• Parks near Madison
• National forests in West Virginia
• State parks in West Virginia

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Madison
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of West Virginia communities
• Photos of West Virginia places
• Post cards of West Virginia communities

Boone County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Madison political report.

• West Virginia Democratic party
• West Virginia Republican party
• West Virginia elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Madison
• Total membership by faith, in Boone County

• Chowhound message boards for WV

The average commute time for Madison workers is 22 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Madison travel guide
• Airports near Madison
• Hotels near Madison
• West Virginia tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in West Virginia
• Wildlife refuges in West Virginia

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