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Welcome to Malone ...

Malone is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Malone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Malone is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Malone: 563

Communities Also Named Malone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Malone - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Malone ...

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

  • Bettendorf
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Eldridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • De Witt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Camanche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Le Claire
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
  • Hampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <3>
  • Port Byron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
    • Port Byron is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <3>
  • Rapids City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
    • Rapids City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malone ...

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

Adding Malone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Malone post office opened in 1867.

We also found Malone in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Malone - 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/