Welcome to Malta ...

Malta is located in Saratoga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Malta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Malta is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Malta lies within the (518) area code.

Websites for Malta ...

Official Website: www.malta-town.org/

Communities Also Named Malta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Malta - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Montana (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Malta.

Communities near Malta ...

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

• Schenectady
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Troy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Saratoga Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <4>
• Cohoes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• Watervliet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Scotia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Colonie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
• Ballston Spa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <4>
• Mechanicville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <4>
• Menands
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malta ...

Looking for more information about Malta? 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 Malta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Malta.

Adding Malta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Malta 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 Malta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Malta post office opened in 1826.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Malta: www.malta-town.org/

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

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