Welcome to Madras ...

Madras is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Madras is located in Red River County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madras, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Madras is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Madras: (903)

Communities Also Named Madras ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Madras - they are located in Georgia and Oregon.

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

Communities near Madras ...

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

• Idabel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
  • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <4>
• Clarksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Bogata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
  • Bogata is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <4>
• Detroit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
• Avery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Avery is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <4>
• Annona
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
  • Annona is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annona <4>
• English
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • English is located in Red River County
• Bagwell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagwell
  • Bagwell is located in Red River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagwell <4>
• Greenwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Red River County
• Sherry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
  • Sherry is located in Red River 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 Madras. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Madras.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madras ...

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

Adding Madras to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madras in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Madras was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Madras in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Madras post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madras.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/