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|subdivision_name2 = [[Leake County, Mississippi|Leake]] |
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|postal_code = 39109<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/39109|title=Madden ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref> |
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'''Madden''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Leake County, Mississippi|Leake County]], [[Mississippi]]. It had a population of 74 in 2006.<ref name="The Meridian Star: Madden-ess!">[https://archive. |
'''Madden''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Leake County, Mississippi|Leake County]], [[Mississippi]]. It had a population of 74 in 2006.<ref name="The Meridian Star: Madden-ess!">[https://archive.today/20130128142716/http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_235003528.html The Meridian Star: Madden-ess!]</ref> Madden is the home of Leake Academy, a private nonprofit Christian school grades K4 through 12. It was established in January 1970. |
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==History== |
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A post office first began operating under the name Madden in 1880.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MS&county=Leake&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Leake County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=January 16, 2023}}</ref> |
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==Madden NFL 07== |
==Madden NFL 07== |
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==Notable people== |
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*[[Art Gardner]], |
*[[Art Gardner]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player<ref>{{cite web |title=Art Gardner |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gardnar01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=January 16, 2023}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 02:29, 27 July 2023
Madden, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 32°40′44″N 89°20′53″W / 32.67889°N 89.34806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Leake |
Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39109[1] |
Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
GNIS feature ID | 673050[2] |
Madden is an unincorporated community in Leake County, Mississippi. It had a population of 74 in 2006.[3] Madden is the home of Leake Academy, a private nonprofit Christian school grades K4 through 12. It was established in January 1970.
History
[edit]A post office first began operating under the name Madden in 1880.[4]
Madden NFL 07
[edit]Video game manufacturer EA Sports released Madden NFL 07 in Madden, because it is the only community in the United States to have the same name as football personality John Madden, for whom the game was named.
Each resident received a free Xbox 360 gaming console and a free copy of Madden NFL 07. NFL stars Jerry Rice, Warren Moon, and Marshall Faulk attended the release ceremony.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Art Gardner, former Major League Baseball player[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Madden ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Madden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ The Meridian Star: Madden-ess!
- ^ "Leake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Town Revels in Video-Game Connection". MSN. August 22, 2006.
- ^ "Art Gardner". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2023.