Welcome to Malone ...
Malone is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Malone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
Malone is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Malone lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Malone: 920 & 274<3>
The ZIP code for Malone: 53049<4>
Communities Also Named Malone ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Malone - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Malone.
Communities near Malone ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Malone.
- Oshkosh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fond du Lac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Fond du Lac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Chilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kiel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Holstein
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Campbellsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Malone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Malone.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Malone. 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 Malone.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Malone. See our Newspapers Page for Malone.
Adding Malone to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Malone 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 Malone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Malone post office opened in 1877.
We also found Malone in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Malone.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Malone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Malone area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Malone area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Malone). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Malone or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |