Madisonville, Tennessee
Madisonville is the county seat of Monroe County, Tennessee, United States.[7] It is located in East Tennessee on the eastern border of the state. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 5,132.
Geography[edit]
Madisonville is situated along U.S. Route 411 just east of its junction with State Route 68, near the center of Monroe County. The Unicoi Mountains rise prominently to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Madisonville has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km2), all land.
History[edit]
The City of Madisonville originally began as the town of Tellico, and prior to that a Cherokee village of the same name. The Calhoun Treaty and resulting Hiwassee Purchase of 1819 opened the area for white settlement. Madisonville was founded in the early 1820s as a county seat for Monroe County, which had been formed in 1819. The town was initially known as "Tellico," but its name was changed to "Madisonville" in 1830 in honor of U.S. President James Madison in accordance with a petition from the residents presented by state representative James Madison Greenway.[11] Madisonville was incorporated on May 16, 1850.
Airport[edit]
The Monroe County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of the central business district of Madisonville.[12]
Hiwassee College, now closed,[13] is located just north of the Madisonville city limits. Madisonville is also home to a satellite campus of Cleveland State Community College.
The Monroe County Schools System serves Madisonville. The schools include:
Sequoyah was formed by the consolidation of Vonore High School and Madisonville High School in 1995.