Malden, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Malden is located in Indiana
Malden
Malden
Malden is located in the United States
Malden
Malden
Coordinates: 41°22′30″N 87°01′43″W / 41.37500°N 87.02861°W / 41.37500; -87.02861
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPorter
TownshipMorgan
Elevation
[1]
712 ft (217 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46383
Area code219
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]

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. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malden, Indiana
  2. ^ Malden honors parade founder
  3. ^ a b 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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