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Welcome to Malaga ...

Malaga is located in Wolfe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Malaga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Malaga is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Malaga lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Malaga: 606

Communities Also Named Malaga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Malaga - they are located in California, 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.

  • West Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Salyersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Beattyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
    • Beattyville is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <3>
  • Frenchburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
    • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <3>
  • Campton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Wolfe County
  • Hazel Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
  • Lee City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
    • Lee City is located in Wolfe County
  • Vancleve
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vancleve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
    • Vancleve is located in Breathitt 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 1905.

We also found Malaga on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malaga.

Footnotes ...

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