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Welcome to Madras ...

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

Madras is located in Red River County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Madras: 903 & 430<3>

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)
    • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
    • 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)
  • Bogata
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bogata is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
    • 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)
  • Avery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Avery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • 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)
  • English
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • English is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Acworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Acworth is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
  • Bagwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood

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 (so far) for Madras was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madras.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Red River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Madras - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Madras area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Madras area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.