Madison County

Madison County Alabama

Madison County population is 334,811. Its county seat is Huntsville. The county is named in honor of James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America, and the first to visit the state of Alabama. Madison County covers parts of the former Decatur County.

Madison County is included in the Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Madison County is home to Monte Sano State Park, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, and part of the Flint River. It also contains Hampton Cove Golf Course, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

Cities: Huntsville, Madison, New Hope
Towns: Gurley, Owens Cross Roads, Triana
Communities: Harvest, Hazel Green, Meridianville, Moores Mill, New Market, Redstone Arsenal, Toney

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Gurley AL: 34.701756, -86.375820
Huntsville AL: 34.730000, -86.585000
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Gurley AL
Gurley Alabama
Gurley is a town in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 801.

The community takes its name from the Gurley family, who settled in the area in 1817. The town gradually formed around a water and coaling stop of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad and was originally known as Gurley's Tank. In 1866, the post office opened, and the name was changed to Gurleysville; it was later shortened back to Gurley. Gurley was incorporated in 1891 with 250 residents. Soon after, the population peaked at 1,000. The business district was nearly destroyed by fire in 1923, when a bucket brigade was able to save only two businesses. Most of the town is now included in the Gurley Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.


Gurley, AL, United States
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Huntsville AL
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the State of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County.

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