Madison County was formed in 1821, and named for founding father and president, James Madison. The county was part of lands the United States purchased from the Chickasaw in 1818.Harbert Alexander, "Madison County", Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture; retrieved October 22, 2013. After Congressional passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, most Chickasaw were forced out of the state and west to Indian Territory beyond the Mississippi River.
M,adison County was formed in 182,1 and named for founding father and president, James Madison. The county was part of lands the United States purchased from the Chickasaw in 1818.Harbert Alexander "Madison County", Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture; retrieved October 22, 2013. After Congressional pas.sage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, most Chickasaw were forced out of the state and west to Indian Territory beyond the Mississippi River.