Madison County

Buffalo River Expedition
By 1863, much of northwestern Arkansas was loosely controlled by Union forces but still home to many Confedera...
John Samuel (Sam) Faubus (1887–1966)
John Samuel (Sam) Faubus was a hardscrabble farmer whose struggles to make a living for his large family from ...
Orval Eugene Faubus (1910–1994)
Orval Eugene Faubus served six consecutive terms as governor of Arkansas, holding the office longer than any o...
Expedition from Fayetteville to Huntsville (December 21–23, 1862)
The expedition from Fayetteville (Washington County) to Huntsville (Madison County) in late 1862 was typical o...
Dale Hawkins (1938?–2010)
aka: Delmar Allen Hawkins
Delmar Allen (Dale) Hawkins Jr., a member of the Rockabilly Hall of...
Ronnie Hawkins (1935–2022)
aka: Ronald Cornett Hawkins
Ronald Cornett (Ronnie) Hawkins, a rock and roll singer and bandlea...
Hindsville (Madison County)
The town of Hindsville is near U.S. Highway 412 in western Madison County. Hindsville was established in Vaugh...
Huntsville (Madison County)
Huntsville is the seat of Madison County, a rural county in the Arkansas Ozarks. Pre-European Exploration The ...
Huntsville Massacre
In the midst of the Civil War, on January 10, 1863, nine men were taken from a guardhouse and led to a field o...
James Madison Johnson (1833?–1913)
James Madison Johnson migrated to Arkansas shortly after statehood in 1836. He rose to the rank of brevet brig...
Kingston (Madison County)
The unincorporated community of Kingston is located in northeastern Madison County. Many travelers pass throug...
Kingston School
The Kingston (Madison County) school district was established on January 25, 1869. As with most districts foll...
Skirmishes at Kingston
Only two Civil War skirmishes are known to have occurred near Kingston (Madison County). One of the best-known...
Madison County
Madison County is a beautiful and still largely unspoiled part of the Ozarks. Forests mostly of hardwood trees...
Madison County Courthouse
The Madison County Courthouse, built in 1939, is located at 1 Main Street in downtown Huntsville (Madison Coun...
Madison County Genealogical and Historical Society
The Madison County Genealogical and Historical Society (MCGHS) was organized in July 1981 by eight Madison Cou...
Nick Miller (1846?–1898)
The artistry of stone carver Nick Miller is found in cemeteries throughout northwestern Arkansas. The tombston...
Richard "Curly" Miller (1954–2013)
Richard “Curly” Miller was a renowned musician who lived in Kingston (Madison County). He and his wife, Ca...
Isaac Murphy (1799–1882)
Isaac Murphy was a teacher, attorney, and eighth governor of Arkansas. After years of relative obscurity, he b...
Leon Albert Niehues (1951–)
Leon Albert Niehues is a highly regarded basket maker in the United States and internationally. In 2002, he wa...
M. E. Oliver (1888–1974)
aka: Marvin Elmer Oliver
Marvin Elmer Oliver was an artist, farmer, and civil service employ...
Ozark Land Holding Association
Founded in 1981, the Ozark Land Holding Association (OLHA) is an intentional community—a communal living arr...
Ozark Natural Science Center
The Ozark Natural Science Center (ONSC) is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) environmental educational organizati...
Ozark Vernacular Architecture
Vernacular architecture is usually defined as structures that groups of people make for daily use—that is, b...
Pettigrew (Madison County)
During the early twentieth century, Pettigrew, a small Madison County town located near the White River, was k...
Diana Rivers (1931–)
Diana Rivers is an author, artist, and promoter of women’s communities and art venues. Rivers has published ...
Skirmish at Rodger's Crossing
aka: Skirmish at White River (September 14, 1864)
aka: Skirmish at Huntsville
On September 12, 1864, Colonel Marcus LaRue Harrison of the First A...
St. Paul (Madison County)
St. Paul is a town in southern Madison County on the banks of the White River. Crossed by State Highways 16 an...
Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan (1912–1952)
Joseph Floyd “Arky” Vaughan was a professional baseball player and one of six native Arkansans elected to ...
Withrow Springs State Park
Withrow Springs State Park is located approximately five miles north of Huntsville (Madison County) in the Oza...
Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer was a women’s communal-living farm in Madison County in the 1970s, representative of women’s ...