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History · Malmo

Malmo’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Malmo. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1887established
0old images & papers
6recent photos

The story

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Malmo was platted in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point. A majority of the early settlers being natives of Sweden caused the name Malmo, after the Swedish city of Malmö, to be selected. Malmo was incorporated as a village in 1893.

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Famous people close to Malmo

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George Wells BeadleGeorge Wells BeadleWahoo · 6 miDarryl F. ZanuckDarryl F. ZanuckWahoo · 6 miHoward HansonHoward HansonWahoo · 6 miSam CrawfordSam CrawfordWahoo · 6 miBob CervBob CervWeston · 5 miSAShuko AkuneWahoo · 6 mi
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Malmo, 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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Today6 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Malmo is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Malmo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Saunders County Courthouse in Chapman, 3.8 miles away.

Malmo and the nearest listed places

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Saunders County CourthouseKacirek-Woita General StoreHoward Hanson HouseF.J. Kirchman HouseWahoo Burlington DepotO. K. Market

Closest to Malmo

Saunders County CourthouseChapman · District3.8miKacirek-Woita General StoreWeston · Building5.3miHoward Hanson HouseWahoo · Built 18886.3miF.J. Kirchman HouseWahoo · Built 19036.5miWahoo Burlington DepotStocking · Building6.9mi

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. Saunders County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Malmo?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Malmo’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

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