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Malone’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Malone is a town in Jackson County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,959 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,088 to 1,959 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Malone yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Malone’s history is told.

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Famous people from Malone

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FAFraser L. AdamsPolitics & LawCHCecil HayesNotable
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Malone, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Malone is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Malone has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Great Oaks in Greenwood, 6.1 miles away.

Malone and the nearest listed places

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Great OaksErwin HouseLongwood HousePender's StoreBellamy BridgeDupree School

Closest to Malone

Great OaksGreenwood · Greek Revival6.1miErwin HouseGreenwood · Colonial6.1miLongwood HouseGreenwood · Building6.1miPender's StoreGreenwood · Building6.1miBellamy BridgeMarianna · Structure8.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Great Oaks’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Malone?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Malone’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Bascom📜 Greenwood📜 Cottonwood📜 Marianna
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