Madrids of USA

If you think you will have to travel to Europe to see Madrid, you will be surprised to know that there are many towns named Madrid in the United States. The original Madrid in Spain, no doubt, is very famous, thanks to the classics of Ernest Hemmingway, and also because it is a popular tourist resort.

The first such town Madrid is in Maine in the heart of Franklin County. It has a population well under 200 residents and is situated on the picturesque banks of the Sandy River near Salem. Madrid, Maine was settled by Free Baptists way back in 1887. They started seven schoolhouses for the town's children.

The state of Alabama has its own Madrid. This one is little bigger than Madrid, Maine. This town has a population of more than 300 and is located in Houston County which is a part of metropolitan Dothan. Just like Madrid Maine, this town is also named after the famous Spanish city of Madrid.

The third Madrid is in the state of New York next to the Grasse River. It was in 1801 that the first settlers came to this small area of land near Potsdam and Lisbon and called it Madrid. Later it was named New Madrid but finally the council decided to call it only Madrid. It is in St. Lawrence County. There was a large and successful grist mill in Madrid, New York for many years until it was eventually closed. This town also resembles its namesake in Spain.

The “Show Me” state also has a town named after the Spanish capital. New Madrid was founded in 1783 by two French settlers who came to the state, originally naming the town L’Anse a la Graisse. Today, New Madrid boasts a population of approximately 3,000 residents and is about 4.5 square miles in size. Approximately 45 miles south of Cape Girardeau and 145 miles south of St. Louis, New Madrid was completely destroyed by earthquakes in 1811 and rests directly on the New Madrid fault.

There is another Madrid in the state of Iowa, the midwestern part of the United States. It is located 25 miles away in the northwest of Iowa's capital and is considered a bedroom neighbourhood of Des Moines. It was first inhabited by the new swedish settlers in 1846 and was called Swede point. It is the oldest contantly inhabited swedish community neighbourhood in the west of Mississippi river. New Madrid, Iowa was renamed in 1982 and subsequently incorporated in 1986. This small hamlet then became a thriving town after the passage of the railway.

You can learn more about these towns from their town websites. They may be small, but they all are up-to-date with the latest technology and have firmly planted their place on the World Wide Web.

It's a good idea to visit Madrid, USA before you can make it to the Spanish capital. It makes interesting study and you will find many other American towns named after European capitals.

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