If you are looking for more information about the history of the Madison County region, here are some web sites we believe will be most helpful:

The Madison County Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber site offers lots of information about other area attractions, such as the covered bridges, The Bridges of Madison County film-related locations and more. Maps of the county are available.

The Birthplace of John Wayne
World-reknown actor John Wayne was born in Winterset in 1907. Guided tours of his Birthplace home are available. The website also features a wide selection of John Wayne-related items.

RootsWeb.com Madison County, Iowa page
RootsWeb is the oldest and largest free online community for genealogists. The site contains extensive interactive guides and numerous research tools for tracing family histories. Information is also included about Madison County towns and post offices, most of which no longer exist.

Madison County Government
The official site for information on county services, offices of the County Recorder, Auditor, Board of Supervisors; real estate and driver’s license information and much more.

Madison County Parks and Recreation
The Madison County Conservation Board site offers information about area parks, camping, outdoor recreation, hunting, fishing, hiking trails and much more. See why Winterset is known as the “City of Parks.”

Madison County Memorial Hospital
The hospital, located in Winterset, has provided a continuum of care to residents living in and around Madison County Iowa for more than 50 years. Since its founding, MCMH has expanded both its services and its facility to meet the needs of health care consumers.

City of Earlham
Official site of Madison County’s northernmost community.

City of St. Charles
Information about the city known as the "Gateway to the Bridges" of Madison County.