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Introduction ...

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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Malone is located in Hill County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hill County: Bosque, Ellis, Johnson, Limestone, McLennan & Navarro.

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:

  • Hill County     (The home county of Malone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malone, with the one closest to Malone listed first.
    • Penelope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Irene
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bynum
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mertens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brandon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Calm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Chatt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Carl's Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Hillsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lovelace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malone, with the one closest to Malone listed first.
    • Greenock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Laguna Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malone, with the one closest to Malone listed first.
    • Milford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Italy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Avalon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Forreston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Nash
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Nash is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Howard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Howard is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Bardwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Maypearl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Freestone County
    • Wortham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Johnson County
    • Grandview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malone, with the one closest to Malone listed first.
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Watt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Coolidge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Frosa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Tehuacana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Ben Hur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Mexia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malone, with the one closest to Malone listed first.
    • Tours
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • Leroy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <1>
    • Axtell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ross is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <1>
    • Elk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Elk is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
    • Elm Mott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Northcrest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
    • Hallsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Lacy - Lakeview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellmead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gholson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malone, with the one closest to Malone listed first.
    • Dawson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Navarro Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Frost
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dresden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Silver City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Blooming Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Purdon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Barry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pursley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
    • Oak Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Malone - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Burross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Walling Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Penelope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Czech National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • George Newton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tabola Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pelham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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.<4>

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.

  • Irene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hubbard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Emmett is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Bynum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mertens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dawson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Mount Calm
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Frost
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Milford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <1>
    • Dresden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Blooming Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 123 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. 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 start 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Malone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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.