Welcome to Malaga ...

Malaga is located in Fresno County<1>.

The location of Malaga has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Malaga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Malaga is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Malaga lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Malaga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Malaga - they are located in Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Malaga.

Communities near Malaga ...

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

• Fresno
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
  • Fresno is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresno <4>
• Clovis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <4>
• Sanger
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Sanger is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <4>
• Reedley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedley
  • Reedley is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedley <4>
• Selma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
• Parlier
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlier
  • Parlier is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlier <4>
• Kerman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerman
  • Kerman is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerman <4>
• Kingsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Kingsburg is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsburg <4>
• Fowler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
• Bowles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
  • Bowles is located in Fresno County

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Malaga. 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 Malaga.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malaga ...

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

Adding Malaga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Malaga 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 Malaga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Malaga post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malaga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Malaga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/