Madison is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2010 United States census its population was 11,967. Over 55,000 people live within 15 miles (24 km) of downtown Madison. Madison is the largest city along the Ohio River between Louisville and Cincinnati. In 2006, the majority of Madison's downtown area was designated a National Historic Landmark—133 blocks of the downtown area is known as the Madison Historic Landmark District.
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 33,147. The county seat is Madison.
The Madison Historic District is a historic district located in Madison, Indiana. In 2006, it was named a National Historic Landmark due to its unique Midwestern beauty and architecture scheme. Among the prominent buildings in the district are the Lanier Mansion, one of two buildings separately considered a National Historic Landmark in the district, and the Schofield House, the birthplace of the Grand Lodge of Indiana. In total, it comprises 133 blocks of Madison, Indiana, overlooking the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Indiana.
Dupont is a town in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 339 at the 2010 census.
Brooksburg is a town in Milton Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 81 at the 2010 census.
Belleview is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
Bryantsburg is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
Canaan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Shelby Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 90.
Chelsea is an unincorporated community in Saluda Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
China is an unincorporated community in Shelby Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. It spans Shelby and Madison Townships and was for years largely defined by the existence of a general store in Madison Township and the former St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Shelby township. Razor's Fork runs between the two sections. Indiana State Road 62 runs parallel to Razor's Fork in Madison Township, and then crosses the stream and heads north to Canaan.
Clifty Falls State Park is an Indiana state park on 1,416 acres (573 ha) in Jefferson County, Indiana in the United States. It is 46 miles (74 km) northeast of Louisville, Kentucky. The park attracts about 370,000 visitors annually.
Deputy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Graham Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. By road it is approximately 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Madison, the county seat. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 86.
Eleutherian College, founded as Eleutherian Institute in 1848, was a school founded by local anti-slavery Baptists at Lancaster in Jefferson County. The institute's name comes from the Greek word eleutheros, meaning "freedom and equality." The school admitted students without regard to ethnicity or gender, including freed and fugitive slaves. Its first classes began offering secondary school instruction on November 27, 1848. The school was renamed Eleutherian College in 1854, when it began offering college-level coursework. It closed in 1874 and its main building was used for a private normal school and then a public high school. It is now home to a non-profit group. The school was the second college in the United States west of the Allegheny Mountains and the first in Indiana to provide education to students of different colors. The restored three-story stone chapel and classroom building was constructed between 1853 and 1856 and presently serves as a local history museum. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997,
Hanover Beach is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
Hanover Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,592 (up from 5,366 at 2010) and it contained 2,030 housing units.
Kent is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 70.
Lancaster is an unincorporated community in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
The Lanier Mansion is a historic house located at 601 West First Street in the Madison Historic District of Madison, Indiana. Built by wealthy banker James F. D. Lanier in 1844, the house was declared a State Memorial in 1926. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994 as one of the nation's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture.
Madison Consolidated High School is a school, in Madison, Indiana. It is a part of the Madison Consolidated Schools. The school was first constructed in 1960 with multiple expansions starting in 1969. Since the school's original construction, a library, gymnasium, cafeteria, and fine arts academy have been either added or renovated along with two entire school wings for extra capacity. MCHS is home to the Conner K. Salm Gymnasium, the Opal E. Sherman Auditorium, and a large athletic facility.
Madison Municipal Airport (IATA: MDN, ICAO: KIMS, FAA LID: IMS) is a public airport located four miles (6.4 km) west of Madison, in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States.
Madison Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,007 (up from 17,415 at 2010) and it contained 8,264 housing units.
Manville is an unincorporated community in Milton Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
Paynesville is an unincorporated community in Saluda Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
Father Michael Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Madison, Indiana. It is run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Southwestern High School is located in Hanover, Indiana.
Swanville is an unincorporated community in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
Volga is an unincorporated community in Smyrna Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. The name's origin is not known with certainty, but is believed to have been adopted from Volga in Russia.
Middlefork is an unincorporated community in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
Lee Bottom Airport (FAA LID: 64I) is a privately owned and public use airport 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Hanover, in Jefferson County, Indiana. The airport was re-opened in April 1991.
Wirt is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Indiana, in the United States.
St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at Hanover, Indiana.
Hanover is a town in Hanover Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. Located along the Ohio River, the town's population was 3,546 at the 2010 census. Hanover is the home of Hanover College, a small Presbyterian liberal arts college. The tallest waterfall in Indiana, Fremont Falls, is located in Hanover.