Welcome to Madeira ...

The city of Madeira is located in Hamilton County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Madeira: muh-DEAR-uh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madeira, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Madeira has a population of 9,265 people<4> (see below for details).

Madeira is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Madeira lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Madeira: (513)

Websites for Madeira ...

Official Website: www.madeiracity.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Madeira had an population of 9,265 people. This is an increase of 6.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madeira had a population of 8,726 people. This makes Madeira the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Madeira represents 0.08% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 184th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,726 people, the population of Madeira decreased 2.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,923 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Madeira.

Communities Also Named Madeira ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Madeira: This one is located in Hamilton County and the other is located in Putnam County.

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

Communities near Madeira ...

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

• Cincinnati
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <6>
• Hamilton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <6>
• Fairfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
• Covington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <6>
• Mason
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <6>
• Florence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
• Independence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <6>
• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
• Erlanger
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <6>
• Forest Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madeira ...

Looking for more information about Madeira? 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 Madeira, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Madeira.

Adding Madeira to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madeira 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 Madeira was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Madeira post office opened in 1867.

We also found Madeira in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madeira.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Madeira: www.madeiracity.com/

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/