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
Madison County formally established at Milford, August 22, 1786.
This file appears in: Milford

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 designated area on August 22, 1786. Once formed as a…