Malone, Iowa

Malone is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

History

Malone was originally called Ramessa, but after a fire, the railroad station was moved and renamed Malone, after Malone, New York.^[2] A post office was established as Ramessa in 1857, renamed Malone in 1867; the post office was discontinued in 1922.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malone, Iowa
↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 97.
↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malone Post Office (historical)

Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Clinton

Cities	Andover Calamus Camanche Charlotte Clinton DeWitt Delmar Goose Lake Grand Mound Lost Nation Low Moor Maquoketa‡ Toronto Welton Wheatland

Townships	Bloomfield Brookfield Camanche Center De Witt Deep Creek Eden Elk River Grant Hampshire Liberty Olive Orange Sharon Spring Rock Washington Waterford Welton

Unincorporated communities	Almont Bryant Elvira Elwood Folletts Malone Petersville Teeds Grove

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°48′49″N 90°26′30″W / 41.81361°N 90.44167°W / 41.81361; -90.44167

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