Local Wiki
Madison County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- NC Cooperative Extension - Madison County Center, 258 Carolina Lane, Marshall, NC 28753.
- Register of Deeds
- Mary Jane Wallin · 828.649.3131 · mjwallin@madisoncountync.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.madisoncountync.gov/commissioners.html
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected in partisan even-year elections to staggered four-year terms. Chair: Michael Garrison. Vice Chair: Jeremy Hensley.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (3)
- Hot Springs
- Mars Hill (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Marshall
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Madison County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (11)
- Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Ebbs Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Hot Springs Fire Department
- Jupiter Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
- Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Leicester Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
- Mars Hill Volunteer Fire Department
- Marshall Community Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
- Spring Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- The Country Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Walnut Community Volunteer Fire Department
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (4)
- Hot Springs Housing Authority
- Madison County Housing Authority
- Mars Hill Housing Authority
- Marshall Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)