Malden, Indiana

Malden, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°22′30″N 87°01′43″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Porter
Township	Morgan
Elevation [1]	712 ft (217 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	46383
Area code	219
GNIS feature ID	2830499[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.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malden, Indiana
2. Malden honors parade founder
3. 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.