County Surveyors
The position of County Surveyor for Madison County was created in 1817 with Ashael
Enloe being the first appointed to the position. Appointments remained the preferred
method until 1835, when the office became an elected one. It is interesting to note that the
county was divided into an Eastern and Western district with a separate surveyor in charge
of each. A Certificate of Commission for Joseph Burnap bears the title County Surveyor
for the Eastern District of Madison County. This explains some having terms which
overlapped every two years. The county surveyor position remained until 1957, when the
position was removed statewide. Following is a listing of known County Surveyors and the
years they were commissioned.
Ashael Enloe
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1817
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John York Sawyer
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1818
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Benaiah Robinson
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1821, 1835, 1839, 1843, 1847
(also asked to serve 1851-1853)
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Don Alonzo Spaulding
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1823, 1825, 1859
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Joseph Burnap
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1837, 1844
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G.M. Atwood
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1855
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Samuel G. McGregory
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1858
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William E. Wheeler
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1855, 1859
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Nelson D. Sweeney
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1861, 1869
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George H. Knowles
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1863
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Thomas R. Wilson
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1865
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Thomas M. Long
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1872
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Walton Rutledge
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1875, 1877
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George Dickson
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1884, 1892
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F. Oswald
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1896
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Elmer E. Rutledge
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1900
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William Morgan
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1904, 1908
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