BlockMalden, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Morgan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46383. The Survey maps it on the Valparaiso quadrangle. It stands 709 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Valparaiso quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Valparaiso quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Valparaiso quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
1,583 words on this townshipHistory of Porter County, Indiana : a Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, published 1912 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Morgan Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Morgan Township - 1,583 words.
Fires near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Malden between 1999 and 2004, burning about 28 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 November 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | STATE RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malden in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $25,000 | A strong thunderstorm moved south across eastern Porter County and damaged or blew down 12 trees along County Road 150S in Morgan Township. One of these trees fell onto a truck which appeared to be totaled. A window was blown in and a shed was also blown down. Another tree was blown down along County Road 75E. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $10,000 | Numerous large trees were blown down and many trees were uprooted. One tree was blown into a garage. Damage was described as significant and widespread. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | Metal roof panels were peeled from an outbuilding along CR 75E south of Valparaiso. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | A large tree was blown down near a restaurant along Route 49. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | A photo was shared that showed four utility poles blown down near County Roads 450 E and 500 S. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | Photos were shared which showed a three center pivot irrigation system that was blown over near County Roads 550 E and 500 S. Large portions of trees were also blown down across a road. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | Numerous trees were blown down blocking various roads throughout Morgan Township. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Malden | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Malden | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points Corner | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Smoke Corner | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Kouts | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Williamsburg Manor | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Crestview | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Boone Grove | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Gates Corner | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cobbs Corner | 6.0 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Malden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14688594 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 438498. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.