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Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 109,145. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for Founding Father and U.S. President James Madison.Madison County is part of the Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Canton is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 13,189 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Madison County, and situated in the northern part of the metropolitan area surrounding the state capital, Jackson. Much of Canton is on the National Register of Historic Places. The courthouse square is a historic shopping district and host to the Canton Flea Market. The picturesque Georgian courthouse is particularly notable and often appears in photographic exhibits of the South. The east side of town is a large part of the historic district with many homes. Although not a major battle site during the Civil War, Canton was important as a rail and logistics center. Many wounded soldiers were treated in or transported through the city, and as a consequence it has a large Confederate cemetery. Canton is near a large auto manufacturing facility owned by Nissan.

Mt. Zion Baptist Church is a historic church at 514 West North Street in Canton, Mississippi. The Classical Revival building was constructed in 1929 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Canton Academy, is a private school in Canton, Mississippi which was established in 1970 to preserve racial segregation in schools.: 72 

The Madison County Sheriff's Department provides the primary law enforcement service for approximately 800 square miles (2,100 km2) of Madison County, Mississippi. The Sheriff's Department has jurisdiction county wide; however, the municipalities of Canton, Flora, Madison and Ridgeland have concurrent jurisdiction within their respective city limits. The patrol division provides 24-hour law enforcement services to the county.

Sharon is an unincorporated community located on Mississippi Highway 43 in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. Sharon is approximately 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Camden and 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Canton. Sharon is located within the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Although an unincorporated community, Sharon has a post office and zip code of 39163.

WRTM-FM 100.5 FM is a radio station licensed to Sharon, Mississippi. The station broadcasts an Urban Adult Contemporary format and is owned by Commander Communications Corporation. Its transmitter is in Madison, Mississippi.

Germantown High School (simply referred to as GHS or Germantown) is a public high school in Gluckstadt, Mississippi, United States (with a Madison postal address). It is part of the Madison County School District.

Shoccoe is an unincorporated community in Madison County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Gluckstadt is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. It was a census-designated place and unincorporated community until the municipal incorporation of the City of Gluckstadt became effective in June 2021. The city is located along Interstate 55 in south central Madison County, between the cities of Madison and Canton. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Ross Barnett Reservoir, often called the Rez, is a reservoir of the Pearl River between Madison and Rankin counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The 33,000-acre (130 km2) lake serves as the state's largest drinking water resource, and is managed by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. The lake features 105 miles (169 km) of shoreline impounded on the south by a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) man-made dam and spillway. The western shore is bounded by the historic Natchez Trace Parkway.

Fannegusha Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary to the Pearl River. Fannegusha is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "tasty squirrel".