Editing Madison, Georgia (section)

== Geography ==
Madison is located in central Morgan County at {{coord|33|35|17|N|83|28|21|W|type:city}} (33.588038, -83.472368).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.07|sqmi|2}}, or 0.82%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

Madison is situated at an elevation of {{convert|691|ft}} on a ridge which traverses Morgan County from the northeast to the southwest.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=33.59634,-83.46622&z=15&t=U&marker0=33.59600%2C-83.46800%2CMadison%20GA| title=U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Map Series: Madison, GA| website=ACME Mapper 2.2| access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref> In Madison, the south side of the ridge drains to tributaries of Sugar Creek, which flows southeast to the [[Oconee River]], while the north side drains via Mill Branch to Hard Labor Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the [[Apalachee River (Georgia)|Apalachee River]], which continues to the Oconee. The southwest part of the city drains to Little Indian Creek, a tributary of the [[Little River (Oconee River tributary)|Little River]], which flows to the Oconee north of [[Milledgeville, Georgia|Milledgeville]].

[[Interstate 20 in Georgia|Interstate 20]], [[U.S. Route 129 in Georgia|U.S. Route 129]], [[U.S. Route 441 in Georgia|U.S. Route 441]], and [[U.S. Route 278 in Georgia|U.S. Route 278]] pass through Madison. I-20 serves the city from exits 113 and 114, leading east {{convert|90|mi}} to [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] and west {{convert|57|mi}} to [[Atlanta]]. U.S. 278 runs through the center of the city, leading east {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Greensboro, Georgia|Greensboro]] and west {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Covington, Georgia|Covington]]. U.S. 129/441 run through the city together, leading north {{convert|29|mi}} to [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]] and south {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Eatonton, Georgia|Eatonton]].