Malden, Indiana

Malden is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] The town is locally well known for its Labor Day parade, usually having a large turn-out despite the town's small size.[3]

Malden, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Malden
Malden
Coordinates: 41°22′34″N 87°01′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPorter
TownshipMorgan
Elevation709 ft (216 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46383
Area code(s)219
GNIS feature ID438498

History

Malden was platted in 1909.[4] The community was named after Malden, Massachusetts.[5] Malden once contained a post office under the name Liberty View.[4] This post office operated from 1910 until 1913.[6]

Geography

Malden is located at 41°22′34″N 87°01′37″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
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. "Malden, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. Malden honors parade founder
  4. History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 156.
  5. 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.
  6. "Porter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2015.


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