Welcome to Madrid ...

Madrid is located in north central New Mexico.

Madrid is located in Santa Fe County<1>.

The location of Madrid has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madrid, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Madrid is 6,020 feet [1,835 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Madrid is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Madrid lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Madrid is located in the (505) area code.

Communities Also Named Madrid ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Madrid - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska, New York and Virginia.

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

Communities near Madrid ...

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

• Bonanza City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza City
  • Bonanza City is located in Santa Fe County
• La Cienega
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cienega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienega
  • La Cienega is located in Santa Fe County
• Domingo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domingo
  • Domingo is located in Sandoval County
• Galisteo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galisteo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galisteo
  • Galisteo is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galisteo <4>
• San Pedro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
  • San Pedro is located in Santa Fe County
• Diamond Tail Ranch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Tail Ranch
  • Diamond Tail Ranch is located in Sandoval County
• Eldorado at Santa Fe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado at Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
  • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
• Kewa Pueblo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewa Pueblo
  • Kewa Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Former name for Kewa Pueblo:
  • Santo Domingo Pueblo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewa Pueblo <4>
• Pena Blanca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pena Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Blanca
  • Pena Blanca is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pena Blanca <4>
• Cedar Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Santa Fe 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 Madrid. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Madrid.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madrid ...

Looking for more information about Madrid? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Madrid, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Madrid.

Adding Madrid to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Madrid post office opened in 1896.

We also found Madrid on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madrid.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/