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Welcome to Madry ...

Madry is located in Barry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Madry is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Madry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Madry: 417

Communities near Madry ...

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

  • Monett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Aurora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Vernon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cassville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Cassville is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassville <3>
  • Clever
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <3>
  • Marionville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Crane is located in Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <3>
  • Pierce City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Purdy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Billings
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
    • Billings is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madry ...

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

Adding Madry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madry 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 Madry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Madry post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Barry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Madry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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