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Madison County

Madison County, was taken from Chenango county in 1806, and named after James Madison, president of the United States. Greatest length N. and 5. 33, greatest breadth E. and W. 32 miles. Centrally distant from New York 250, from Albany 108 miles. The surface of the county is much diversified. The middle and southern
towns are more or less uneven and hilly; but the northern is more level. In the northern part much wheat is produced: the southern is better adapted to grass. The county is generally well watered. The route of the Chenango canal follows up the Oriskany, and crosses thence into the Chenango valley. (Historical Collections of the State of New York, Past and Present, John Barber, Clark Albien & Co., 1851)