Madison County is named for James Madison, who was the fourth President of the United States of America.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Grant County
E – Delaware County and Henry County
S – Hancock County
W – Hamilton County and Tipton County
Created: January 4, 1823 
County Seat:
Pendleton 1823 – 1827
Anderson 1827 – present
County Courthouse – Anderson
Location: 16 East 9th Street / Meridian Street
Built: 1972 – 1973
Style: Modern
Architect: Johnson, Richhart Associates
Contractor: Solitt Construction Company
Description: The building faces south and is a four story glass, concrete and red colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Anderson. The first and second stories are recessed on the south side with brick pillars supporting the projecting upper stories. Glass walls cover the third and fourth stories. Square red colored brick towers rise at the center of each side and have a clock at the top. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Circuit Court and County Superior Court of the 14th Judicial District. The building is named as the Madison County Government Center. The building was remodeled in 1983 and glass panels were installed on the upper section of the building.
See: The 15th Judicial District includes Grant County.
History: The county was created in 1823 and Pendleton was selected as the county seat. In 1827 the county seat was moved to Anderson. The first courthouse was a two story frame structure built in 1827. The second courthouse was a two story brick structure built in 1840. The courthouse was destroyed by fire on December 10, 1880. The third courthouse was an Italianate limestone structure designed by George Bunting and constructed by McCormack & Sweeney in 1882 to 1884. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1972 to 1973.
County Courthouse – Anderson
Photos taken 2008