THE MADISON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Outer Piedmont setting.
Madison city has 8.86 square miles of land in Morgan County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Outer Piedmont, within Piedmont.
The Piedmont is a belt of irregular plains and hills between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. A complex mixture of older rocks underlies its pine and hardwood woodland landscapes.
Regional context: Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Madison and Morgan County
Madison is associated with Morgan County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Madison by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Madison, or 0.8% of its total area. It is 1.2 percentage points lower than the 2% recorded for Morgan County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Madison city has 11.1 times the land area of nearby Buckhead town (0.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

