Welcome to Malden Bridge ...

Malden Bridge is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Malden Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

A typical abbreviation for Malden Bridge: Malden Brg. (or less commonly used: Malden Brdg. or Malden Brdge.)

Malden Bridge is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Malden Bridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Malden Bridge.

• Albany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Pittsfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
• Watervliet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Rensselaer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Hudson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Lenox
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
• Menands
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>
• Wyantskill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyantskill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
  • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
• Ravena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>

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 Malden Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Malden Bridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Malden Bridge. 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 Malden Bridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Malden Bridge. See our Newspapers Page for Malden Bridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malden Bridge ...

Looking for more information about Malden Bridge? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Malden Bridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Malden Bridge.

Adding Malden Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Malden Bridge 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 Malden Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Malden Bridge post office opened in 1831.

We also found Malden Bridge in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malden Bridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/