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Welcome to Madras ...

Madras is located in Coweta County<1>.

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.<2>.

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: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

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.

  • South Fulton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • Smokey Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
  • Newnan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peachtree City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pontevedra
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Foreston Place
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
    • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
  • Fayetteville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fayette Villa Estates
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
  • Kings Forest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people

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 (so far) for Madras was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Madras post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madras.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Coweta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Madras - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Madras area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Madras area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/