Welcome to Madera ...

Madera is located in Clearfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madera, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Madera is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Madera: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Madera ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Madera - they are located in Alabama and California (2).

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

Communities near Madera ...

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

• Clearfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Tyrone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Philipsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
  • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <4>
• Curwensville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Bellwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Patton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Hastings
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• Osceola Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
  • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <4>
• Chester Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
  • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Irvona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvona
  • Irvona is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvona <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madera ...

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

Adding Madera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madera 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 Madera was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Madera post office opened in 1861.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madera.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/