BlockMalta, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Malta Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43758. It stands on Slemmons Creek. The Survey maps it on the McConnelsville quadrangle. 559 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 676 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1910 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Malta
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Adams Covered Bridgelisted 1999
Helmick Mill Covered Bridgelisted 1999
Population over time
2 figuresMalta fell from 671 to 559 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 671 | |
| 2020 | 559 | -112 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1910 USGS Mc Connelsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mc Connelsville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Senecaville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Senecaville Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Mc Connelsville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
26,702 words on this townshipHistory of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1886 names this settlement in its chapter on Malta Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The first tavern was a hewed log house, on the present site of A. A. Coulson A Co.'s store, erected by George Miller. Miller kept tavern a few years and was succeeded by William Murphy. Next Abel James kept store in the building, purchasing it for $150. Francis A. Parker next occupied it; then the Griffiths owned it and sold out to Alexander Simpson. About 1836 Simpson, in partnership with Milton Seaman, kept store there. The building was next occupied by J. M. Rogers as a saddler's shop, and afterward by Lazarus, the Jew. In 1846 it was torn down and the present building erected.
Passage source: History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1886.
In 1844 Hiel Dunsmoor and David Dickerson started the Malta Foundry, the second in the county. Later Erastus Guthrie became one of the firm, which carried on business under the name of IT. Dunsmoor A Co. Milton Seaman bought out Dickerson's interest and the firm name became Dunsmoor, Guthrie A Co. In 1853 Dunsmoor and Seaman sold out and the firm of Guthrie, White A Wadley began business. In 1858 J. Q. and P. P. Dickerson bought the entire establishment and carried on business under the name of J. Q. Dickerson A Co. In 1864 W. P. and John Brown and James and Frank P. Manly succeeded to the ownership of the property which thus became the basis of the Brown-Manly Plow Works.
Passage source: History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1886.
The Malta National Bank, the first and only banking institution in the town, was chartered in 1872, and began business November 19 of the same year, in the rooms still occupied. The first officers were E. M. Stanbery, president; Joshua Davis, M. McDaniel, John Hall, John Harris, John Miller and F. B. Pond, directors ; D. IT. Mortley, cashier, and H. D. Miller, bookkeeper. D. H. Mortley was succeeded as cashier in 1874 by H. D. Miller, and W. H. Pierpoint- became bookkeeper. Mr. Miller still holds the position of cashier. The remaining officers in December, 1885, were as follows: W. P. Sprague, president ; George S. Corner, vice-president ; Joshua Davis, E. M. Stanbery, John Miller, Peter Miller, J. M. Rogers, directors. The bank is well-managed and prosperous. Capital, $75,000.
Passage source: History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1886.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Malta Township - it names this place 75 more 75 times.
Fires near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Malta between 2012 and 2018, burning about 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4729 |
| 22 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11306 |
| 14 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 October 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 454 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 454 specimens collected within 10 miles of Malta between 1887 and 1974: 343 Animalia, 102 Plantae, 8 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Huryn, A.D. Huryn, Adler, K. K. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cercis canadensis L. | 1961 | William G. Gambill Jr.; Robert Gray; Charles O. Wingo Jr. | Route 37, 3 miles east of Portersville. |
 | Gleditsia triacanthos L. | 1961 | William G. Gambill Jr. | Route 37, 3 miles east of Portersville. |
 | Medicago lupulina L. | 1961 | William G. Gambill Jr.; Robert Gray; Charles O. Wingo Jr. | Route 37, 3 miles east of Portersville. |
 | Peziza soleniiformis Ellis & Everh. | 1887 | Morgan | |
| Leskea obscura Hedw. | 1896 | W. A. Kellerman | ||
 | Chondestes grammacus grammacus (Say, 1822) | 1903 | not recorded | McConnelsville |
 | Ammodramus savannarum pratensis (Vieillot, 1818) | 1904 | not recorded | Meigs Creek |
 | Merulius incarnatus Schwein. | 1906 | Collector unspecified | McConnellsville |
 | Sturnella magna magna (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1911 | B.R. Bales | Ringgold |
 | Puccinia graminis Pers. | 1919 | Ricker A. J. | MCCONNELSVILLE |
 | Ambystoma Tschudi, 1838 | 1927 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | E. Br. of Sunday Cr., 10 mi NE of Glouster, Athens Co., Ohio |
| Atrichopogon fusinervis (Malloch, 1915) | 1927 | F. N. | McConnelsville |
All 454 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Malta: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Stone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Industrial Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Morgan County Hwy Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Joe Lucas Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| O. V. Crane No. 1 & Ohio | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malta in 19 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Flood | Malta | $25,000 | On the afternoon of the 20th, the Muskingum River at McConnelsville rose above its 11 foot flood stage. The river crested just below 12 feet early on the morning of the 21st, but did not return below flood stage until the morning of the 22nd. Most of the primary roads were flooded in between McConnelsville and Zanesville while the river was above flood stage, as well as a few homes that reside near the river. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $15,000 | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $5,000 | A tree fell on a vehicle in Malta Hill. |
| February 2022 | Flood | Malta | $5,000 | The Muskingum River in McConnelsville rose out of its 11 foot flood stage on the evening of February 22nd. Just after midnight on the 23rd, the river crested at 11.59 feet and returned to its banks just before noon that morning. Several roads observed high water spilling from the river, including Route 669 near Malta and down into McConnelsville. Several homes near the river also observed minor flooding. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Malta | $2,000 | In the town of McConnelsville, poor drainage issues led to rising water along several roadways. |
| January 2018 | Flood | Malta | $2,000 | County Road 2 had high water in spots. Water also backed up into the Hanwood and Cottonwood Drive areas. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $2,000 | Large branches and a tree fell across Route 78. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down along State Route 78. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $1,000 | Trees were blown down on State Route 37. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $1,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $250 | A tree was blown down along Buttermilk Hill Road northwest of Malta. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | $250 | One tree down in the town of Malta. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Malta | - | Following a period of flash flooding, it took several hours for ponded water to recede on State Routes 78, 376, and 669. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | Trees fell across county routes. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | Large branches were blown down causing power outages. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Malta | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Malta | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McConnelsville | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Chaneyville (historical) | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Joetown | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lovell | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Halls Valley (historical) | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Neelysville | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Morganville | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pennsville | 5.1 miles | 12 |
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 Malta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2666766 | 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 1042909. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.