Do you know of Maltby ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Maltby. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Maltby.<1>
Our sources for Maltby (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Maltby other than they indicate that Maltby would be found somewhere in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1893 and closed in 1912.
Communities Also Named Maltby ...
We found six communities that share the name Maltby.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Maltby is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Contra Costa County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Maltby [Contra Costa County].
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Maltby [Leavenworth County].
- Nevada
- Washoe County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Maltby [Washoe County].
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Maltby [Atlantic County].
- North Carolina
- Cherokee County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Maltby [Cherokee County].
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Maltby [Snohomish County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Maltby ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Maltby:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Maltby - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned
North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)
Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
The FIPS database contains an entry for Maltby.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 42/46784 (Place Name: Maltby)
County: Luzerne (FIPS State/County: 42/079)
Class: U4
Identifies a populated place (ie- Maltby) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.
More Orphans in Luzerne County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Luzerne County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Maltby could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |