Madison County formally established at Milford, August 22, 1786.

ID: 3899 ~ Source: Ditto Hening's, Vol Xiii, Chap LXIX, pgs 87-89, dated Dec 9, 1789, to establish town of Milford
This file appears in: Milford: 1st Seat of Madison County
This file appears in: Milford: 1st Seat of Madison County

By Amanda Higgins
Historical Marker 2617 notes the first seat of Madison County: Milford. The county was formed from Lincoln County in 1785, by an act of the Virginia General Assembly, and became an officially…