Welcome to Madrone ...

Madrone is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madrone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Madrone is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Madrone lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Madrone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Madrone: This one is located in Santa Clara County and the other is located in Sonoma County.

Beyond California, there are 3 communities that are also named Madrone - they are located in New Mexico and Washington.

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

Communities near Madrone ...

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

• San Jose
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
  • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <3>
• Gilroy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
  • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <3>
• Watsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsonville
  • Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsonville <3>
• Campbell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <3>
• Los Gatos
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Gatos
  • Los Gatos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Gatos <3>
• Scotts Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Valley
  • Scotts Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Valley <3>
• Capitola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitola <3>
• Monte Sereno
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Sereno
  • Monte Sereno is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Sereno <3>
• San Martin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Martin
  • San Martin is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Martin <3>
• Sveadal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
  • Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County

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 Madrone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Madrone.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Madrone. 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 Madrone.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madrone ...

Looking for more information about Madrone? 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 Madrone, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Madrone.

Adding Madrone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madrone 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 Madrone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Madrone post office opened in 1882.

We also found Madrone in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madrone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/