Welcome to Malung ...
Malung is located in Roseau County<1>.
The location of Malung has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Malung, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Malung is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Malung lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Malung lies within the (218) area code.
Communities near Malung ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Malung.
- Roseau
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseau
- Roseau is located in Roseau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseau <4>
- Badger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Badger is located in Roseau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <4>
- Wannaska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wannaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannaska
- Wannaska is located in Roseau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wannaska <4>
- Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Fox is located in Roseau County
- Salol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - South Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Junction
- Sprague
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Hickey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Warroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warroad
- Warroad is located in Roseau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warroad <4>
- Middlebro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebro
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Malung. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Malung.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Malung. See our Newspapers Page for Malung.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malung ...
Looking for more information about Malung? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Malung, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Malung.
Adding Malung to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Malung in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Malung was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Malung post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Malung.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Malung. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Roseau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Malung - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |