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Civil War Sites in Madison County, MO

Battlefields, forts, earthworks, hospitals and homes touched by the Civil War, listed with the record behind each, including the parts that are hard to read.

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Madison County is one of 115 counties in Missouri. Reading about this period is one thing. Standing where it happened, with the record in your hand, is how it stops being a date on a test.

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On the record near Madison County, MO

The 12 nearest

12 listed sites on the record match civil war sites within 120 miles of Madison County, MO, out of 16 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 4 listed sites carry Madison County as their county.

  1. Fort Davidson20 miles from the center of Madison County · Site · Pilot Knob · listed 1970National Register of Historic Places
  2. Fort Benton28 miles from the center of Madison County · Structure · Patterson · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
  3. Civil War Fortification at Barnesville44 miles from the center of Madison County · Structure · Ellington · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places
  4. Fort D46 miles from the center of Madison County · District · Cape Girardeau · listed 2019National Register of Historic Places
  5. Giant City Stone Fort Site61 miles from the center of Madison County · Site · Makanda · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
  6. Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman92 miles from the center of Madison County · Object · Hickman · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
  7. Confederate Monument in Paducah97 miles from the center of Madison County · Object · Paducah · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
  8. Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Depot99 miles from the center of Madison County · Building · Mammoth Spring · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
  9. Confederate Monument104 miles from the center of Madison County · Structure · Union City · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
  10. Confederate Memorial in Fulton105 miles from the center of Madison County · Object · Fulton · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
  11. Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield107 miles from the center of Madison County · Object · Mayfield · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
  12. Confederate Memorial in Mayfield107 miles from the center of Madison County · Object · Mayfield · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Madison County, MO. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Civil War Sites in Madison County, step by step

  1. 1

    Read the short history of the period for this area

  2. 2

    Open the map filtered to the sites from that chapter

  3. 3

    Visit the nearest site and read its full record

  4. 4

    Ask what the marker leaves out and look for the rest

  5. 5

    Add the site to a route that follows the period in order

What people in Madison County, MO ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Madison County, MO?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are the hard parts of this history included?

Yes. The record is shown as published, and the stories behind the markers include what happened, who it happened to, and how it was remembered. Leaving the hard parts out would make the stop less worth the trip.

Why are there so many of these sites near Madison County, MO?

Most areas have more than people expect, because the registers list every surviving building and site tied to a period, not just the famous ones. The list on this page shows exactly what is on the record nearby.

How a visit works in Madison County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Madison County, MO the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Madison County, MO are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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