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Welcome to Madras ...Madras is located in Coweta County<1>. The location of Madras has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Madras, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902. Madras is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Madras lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Madras (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Codes for Madras: (470)<4>, (678) and (770) Communities Also Named Madras ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Madras - they are located in Oregon and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Madras. Communities near Madras ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Madras.
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 Madras. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Madras. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Madras. 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 Madras. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Madras. See our Newspapers Page for Madras. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madras ...Looking for more information about Madras? 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 Madras, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Madras. Adding Madras to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Madras 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 Madras was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Madras on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904. For more details, see References and Mentions for Madras. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Madras. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Coweta County: www.coweta.ga.us/ The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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