Welcome to Madra ...

Madra is located in McPherson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Madra had a population of 6,474 people.<2> (see below for details).

Madra is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Madra (for example, toward Kenel), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Madra: 605

Communities near Madra ...

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

• Eureka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
• Ashley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in McIntosh County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <4>
• Herreid
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herreid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herreid
  • Herreid is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herreid <4>
• Zeeland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeeland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
  • Zeeland is located in McIntosh County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <4>
• Hague
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hague have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Hague is located in Emmons County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hague <4>
• Venturia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venturia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venturia
  • Venturia is located in McIntosh County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venturia <4>
• Hillsview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
  • Hillsview is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
• Artas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artas
  • Artas is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
• Mound City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mound City is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <4>
• Wishek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wishek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishek
  • Wishek is located in McIntosh County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wishek <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 Madra. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Madra.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madra ...

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

Adding Madra to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Madra post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/