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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Malden (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Malden. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Malden is located in Dunklin County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dunklin County: Clay (AR), Craighead (AR), Greene (AR), Mississippi (AR), Butler, New Madrid, Pemiscot & Stoddard.

Below are the counties that are near Malden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Malden:

  • Dunklin County     (The home county of Malden)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malden, with the one closest to Malden listed first.
    • Qulin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Qulin is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Broseley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fagus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fagus is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
    • Oglesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fisk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rombauer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelly Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kelly Town is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
    • Poplar Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harviell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Neelyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malden, with the one closest to Malden listed first.
    • Risco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Risco is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Risco <1>
    • Parma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Parma is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
    • Gideon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tallapoosa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Catron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Catron is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Portageville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Conran
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Conran is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
    • Lilbourn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Lilbourn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Howardville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Howardville is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Marston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Canalou
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Canalou is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Pemiscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malden, with the one closest to Malden listed first.
    • Peach Orchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • North Wardell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
    • Wardell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Homestown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Hayward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Bragg City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Pascola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Netherlands
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mid City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
    • Stewart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hayti Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Hayti
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malden, with the one closest to Malden listed first.
    • Bernie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • LaValle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dexter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Penermon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Penermon is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Dudley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dudley is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Essex
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Essex is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Baker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Baker is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
    • Grayridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
    • Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Circle City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Circle City is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
    • Guam ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Puxico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Wayne County
  • Clay County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malden, with the one closest to Malden listed first.
    • Saint Francis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Piggott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nimmons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Pollard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Greenway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • McDougal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Rector
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malden, with the one closest to Malden listed first.
    • Powells Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
    • Proctor City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
    • Tiptonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Malden, see our County-by-County Page for Malden.

Cemeteries Near Malden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Malden.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Malden - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Malden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Malden, with the one closest to Malden listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Malden had a population of 943 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Malden had a population of 3,858 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Malden, with the one closest to Malden listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Malden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malden.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Malden ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Malden.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Malden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Malden and those printed in the larger area surrounding Malden.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Malden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Malden:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Malden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Malden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.