Malden, Indiana

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Malden, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°22′30″N87°01′43″W / 41.37500°N 87.02861°W / 41.37500; -87.02861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Porter
Township Morgan
Elevation
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712 ft (217 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46383
Area code 219
GNIS feature ID2830499 [1]

Malden is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] The town is locally well known for its Labor Day parade, usually having a large turn-out despite the town's small size. [2]

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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 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malden, Indiana
  2. ↑ Malden honors parade founder
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Porter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2015.


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