Welcome to Malone ...

Malone is located in Marshall County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Malone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Malone is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Malone is located in the (662) area code.

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, Iowa, Kentucky, 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.

• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Holly Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Holly Springs is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <4>
• Hickory Flat
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Hickory Flat is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Flat <4>
• Potts Camp
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potts Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Camp
  • Potts Camp is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potts Camp <4>
• Abbeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Laws Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
  • Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
• Chulahoma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
  • Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
• Harmontown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
  • Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
• Marianna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marianna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Marianna is located in Marshall County
• Cornersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
  • Cornersville is located in Marshall 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 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 1908.

We also found Malone on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/