Welcome to Madelaine ...
So far, we found very little information about Madelaine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Madelaine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Madelaine, please Contact Us.
Madelaine would have been located within present day Daviess County<2>.
The location of Madelaine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Madelaine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Madelaine is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Madelaine was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Madelaine once stood is in the (660) area code.
Communities near Madelaine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Madelaine.
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bethany is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <5>
- Gallatin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Gallatin is located in Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <5>
- Jamesport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesport
- Jamesport is located in Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesport <5>
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <5>
- Pattonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsburg
- Pattonsburg is located in Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pattonsburg <5>
- New Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Spickard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spickard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard
- Spickard is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spickard <5>
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Coffey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Madelaine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Madelaine.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Madelaine. 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 Madelaine.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Madelaine. See our Newspapers Page for Madelaine.
Adding Madelaine to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Madelaine in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Madelaine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Madelaine post office opened in 1890.
We also found Madelaine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Madelaine.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Madelaine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Daviess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Madelaine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |