Malden, Indiana
| Malden | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Malden | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′34″N 87°01′37″W / 41.37611°N 87.02694°WCoordinates: 41°22′34″N 87°01′37″W / 41.37611°N 87.02694°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Indiana |
| County | Porter County |
| Township | Morgan Township |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| ZIP code | 46383 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0438498[1] |
Malden is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Porter County, Indiana, USA. The town is locally well known for its Labor Day parade, usually having a large turn-out despite the town's small size.[2]
History
Malden was platted in 1909.[3] The community was named after Malden, Massachusetts.[4] Malden once contained a post office under the name Liberty View.[3] This post office operated from 1910 until 1913.[5]
Geography
Malden is located at 41°22′34″N 87°01′37″W / 41.37611°N 87.02694°W at an elevation of 709 feet.
Malden is a small unincorporated community with a bar, the Malden Oasis, and New Hope Missionary Church. Across the street is a grain elevator, the Co-op. In between the bar and the church lies a street which has houses on it. By that street there is a historical school house that is still visible from Highway Forty-Nine.
References
- ↑ "Malden, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ↑ Malden honors parade founder
- 1 2 History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 156.
- ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...for the city in Massachusetts.
- ↑ "Porter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |