| − | Madison County is located in southeastern Missouri, in the northeastern part of the Ozark Mountains. It is bordered on the north by St. Francois County, on the northeast by [[Perry County, Missouri|Perry County]], on the east by [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger County]], on the south by [[Wayne County, Missouri|Wayne County]], and on the west by [[Iron County, Missouri|Iron County]]. The total area is 497.6 square miles, including 494.39 of land and 3.21 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt</ref> The St. Francis River is the most significant waterway, with sizable tributaries including the Little St. Francis River and Marble and Saline Creeks. | + | Madison County is located in southeastern Missouri, in the northeastern part of the Ozark Mountains. It is bordered on the north by [[St. Francois County, Missouri|St. Francois County]], on the northeast by [[Perry County, Missouri|Perry County]], on the east by [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger County]], on the south by [[Wayne County, Missouri|Wayne County]], and on the west by [[Iron County, Missouri|Iron County]]. The total area is 497.6 square miles, including 494.39 of land and 3.21 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt</ref> The St. Francis River is the most significant waterway, with sizable tributaries including the Little St. Francis River and Marble and Saline Creeks. |
| | The county is roughly in the shape of a square, with a few small irregularities. It is a part of the St. Francois Mountains that make up the eastern Ozarks and contain the state's highest peaks. Generally speaking, the western half is more mountainous, with multiple hills rising to over 1200 feet in height. Black Mountain, west of the St. Francis River near the Iron County line, is the highest peak in the county at 1,502 feet above sea level, and by some measurements actually has the largest difference in elevation from the base to the summit (about 962 feet) of any mountain in the state.<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6578</ref> | | The county is roughly in the shape of a square, with a few small irregularities. It is a part of the St. Francois Mountains that make up the eastern Ozarks and contain the state's highest peaks. Generally speaking, the western half is more mountainous, with multiple hills rising to over 1200 feet in height. Black Mountain, west of the St. Francis River near the Iron County line, is the highest peak in the county at 1,502 feet above sea level, and by some measurements actually has the largest difference in elevation from the base to the summit (about 962 feet) of any mountain in the state.<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6578</ref> |