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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Malone. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Malone to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Malone, please Contact Us.

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 Malone (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 Malone. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Malone is historic, it would have been located within present day Grant County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Greenlee (AZ), Catron, Hidalgo, Luna & Sierra.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Malone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malone, with the one closest to Malone listed first.
    • Redrock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitewater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitewater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
      • Whitewater is located in Grant County
    • Little Walnut Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
      • Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
    • Separ
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
      • Separ is located in Grant County
    • Hurley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Hurley is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <2>
    • Arenas Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
      • Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
    • Central
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Grant County
    • Santa Clara
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Santa Clara is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Bayard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <2>
    • Cobre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
      • Cobre is located in Grant County
    • Fort Bayard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidalgo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malone, with the one closest to Malone listed first.
    • Lordsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shakespeare ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
      • Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County
      • Former name for Shakespeare:
      • Ralston City
    • Virden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
      • Virden is located in Hidalgo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • San Miguel County

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

Cemeteries Near Malone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Malone.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Redrock Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redrock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shakespeare Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Memory Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hurley Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Bayard / New Mexico Memorial Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ft. Bayard National Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Virden Catholic Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Stout Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stout Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vanadium Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Virden Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virden Cemetery
    • The Virden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Virden LDS Cemetery
    • Virden LDS Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171353 <5>

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.

While we didn't find Malone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Malone.

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

  • Gold Hill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Grant County
  • Alhambra ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
    • Alhambra is located in Grant County
  • Silver City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitewater
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitewater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
    • Whitewater is located in Grant County
  • Separ
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
    • Separ is located in Grant County
  • Central
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Grant County
  • Wilna
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilna
    • Wilna is located in Grant County
  • Fort Bayard
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
    • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
  • Gila
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Malone ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Malone.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Malone, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Malone.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Malone:

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Malone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Malone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Malone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5437, Longitude: -108.5273       In this case, the coordinates for Malone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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