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Welcome to Malone Ferry ...

Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Malone Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Malone Ferry is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Malone Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Malone Ferry (for example, toward Houston (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Malone Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Malone Ferry.

  • Roanoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lineville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Wedowee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Site
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
    • New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Wadley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
    • Wadley is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <3>
  • Daviston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Goldville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
    • Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people

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 Malone Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Malone Ferry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Malone Ferry. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malone Ferry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Malone Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Malone Ferry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malone Ferry ...

Looking for more information about Malone Ferry? 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 Malone Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Malone Ferry.

Adding Malone Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Malone Ferry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Malone Ferry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Malone Ferry post office opened in 1891.

We also found Malone Ferry in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malone Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Malone Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/