Lots were sold in the summer of the same year, on a 200 acre tract of land donated by Job Starks Collard.

Pleasant Williams Kittrell, the town was named after President James Madison.

In 1852 he was elected to serve the unexpired term of State Representative F. L. Hatch.

Among Crabb's accomplishments as a legislator was the introduction of a bill to create Madison County.Madisonville is located at 30°57′3″N 95°54′45″W / 30.95083°N 95.91250°W / 30.95083; -95.91250 (30.950915, –95.912623).

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[8] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,420 people, 1,548 households, and 1,065 families residing in the city.