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 Malta Bend (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 Malta Bend. 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.
Name Variations for Malta Bend ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Malta Bend: Malta Bnd.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Malta Bend is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette & Pettis.
Below are the counties that are near Malta Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Malta Bend:
- Saline County (The home county of Malta Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta Bend, with the one closest to Malta Bend listed first.
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Grand Pass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Mount Leonard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Salt Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Fairville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Blackburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Osage Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Miami
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cretcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Herndon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Blue Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta Bend, with the one closest to Malta Bend listed first.
- Wakenda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Palemon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Norborne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Miles Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Bosworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Bogard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Mandeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Stet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Hale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta Bend, with the one closest to Malta Bend listed first.
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Brunswick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Triplett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Snyder
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Lewis Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Keytesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cooper County
- Blackwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta Bend, with the one closest to Malta Bend listed first.
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta Bend, with the one closest to Malta Bend listed first.
- Dunksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Valley City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta Bend, with the one closest to Malta Bend listed first.
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Hodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Corder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Concordia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aullville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Higginsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Page City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Mayview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta Bend, with the one closest to Malta Bend listed first.
- Tedieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Houstonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Longwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Hughesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- La Monte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta Bend, with the one closest to Malta Bend listed first.
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rockingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Hardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Morton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Henrietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Malta Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Malta Bend.
Cemeteries Near Malta Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Malta Bend.
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 Malta Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Malta Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Malta Bend, with the one closest to Malta Bend listed first.
- Little Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Malta Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salt Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grand Pass Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Catron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Providence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Odell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Christian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Malta Bend had a population of 449 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Malta Bend had a population of 238 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Malta Bend, with the one closest to Malta Bend listed first.
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Grand Pass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Mount Leonard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Salt Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Stanhope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stanhope is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Blackburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Wakenda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cretcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Miami
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Malta Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malta Bend.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Malta Bend ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Malta Bend.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Malta Bend. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Malta Bend and those printed in the larger area surrounding Malta Bend.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Malta Bend.
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 Malta Bend:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Pettis County
- Ray County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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 Malta Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Malta Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |