Jefferson Proving Ground data center campus

Operated by Ford Family (Dupont, Indiana) · Madison, IN, US1 srcupdated 5d ago

Nine buildings totalling 7.1m sq ft on 549 acres of the former Jefferson Proving Ground near Madison; an improvement location permit was issued on 2026-02-25 under existing industrial-warehousing zoning and upheld on appeal by the county board of zoning appeals. No developer or end operator has been disclosed, so the landowner-applicant (the Ford family of Dupont, Indiana) is recorded as operator. Coordinates are an approximate point inside the Jefferson County portion of the proving ground, not the 549-acre parcel.

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Ownership chain (Ford Family (Dupont, Indiana))

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Permits

  • zoningJefferson County (Indiana) Board of Zoning Appeals
    granted
    issued 2026.5.20
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Location

City
Madison
Region
IN
Country
US
Coordinates
38.8619, -85.4157
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