Welcome to East Madison ...

East Madison is located in Somerset County<1>.

The location of East Madison has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Madison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

A typical abbreviation for East Madison: E. Madison

East Madison is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Madison lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for East Madison: (207)

Communities Also Named East Madison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Madison - they are located in New Hampshire and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Madison.

Communities near East Madison ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Madison.

• Skowhegan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skowhegan
  • Skowhegan is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skowhegan <4>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Madison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Pittsfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <4>
• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Norridgewock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norridgewock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norridgewock
  • Norridgewock is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norridgewock <4>
• Anson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
  • Anson is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <4>
• Canaan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
  • Canaan is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <4>
• Saint Albans
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <4>
• Palmyra
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Madison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Madison.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Madison. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Madison.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Madison. See our Newspapers Page for East Madison.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Madison ...

Looking for more information about East Madison? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Madison, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Madison.

Adding East Madison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Madison in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Madison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Madison post office opened in 1827.

We also found East Madison in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Madison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Madison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/