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Village · Lancaster County · Population 457 (2020 census) · ZIP 68402 · Founded 1877

About Malcolm

Malcolm is a village of 457 people (2020), the most it has counted, at 1,286 feet about 12 miles northwest of downtown Lincoln. Branched Oak State Recreation Area is about 3½ miles north and Pawnee State Recreation Area about 5 miles south. I-80 passes a few miles south and east, through northwest Lincoln. Malcolm Public Schools, one of five districts based in Lancaster County, is here. Malcolm is on Central Time.

History

Malcolm was platted in 1877 and named for Malcolm Showers, who owned the town site. In 1880 a prairie fire burned from Middle Creek to Elk Creek, and a diphtheria outbreak followed. Showers built the first church in 1885 and served as its Methodist minister. The 1890 gazetteer gave about 75 people on the Burlington, 11 miles northwest of Lincoln. The Malcolm Messenger was published from 1891 to 1934. Catcher Les Nunamaker (1889–1938) came from Malcolm.

Nearby towns

Raymond	about 6 mi northeast	County roads
Garland	about 7 mi west-northwest	County roads
Pleasant Dale	about 9 mi south-southwest	County roads
Denton	about 12 mi south	County roads
Valparaiso	about 12 mi north	County roads
Lincoln	about 12 mi southeast	County roads

Things to see

Branched Oak State Recreation Area: the largest lake in eastern Nebraska, with camping, beaches, a marina and disc golf · Pawnee State Recreation Area: 232 campsites, beaches and trails · Larry Murray Park disc golf

Schools and health care

Schools: Malcolm Public Schools: Malcolm Elementary and Malcolm Junior/Senior High School, 10004 NW 112th St.

Health care: Hospitals: Bryan Medical Center (East and West), CHI Health St. Elizabeth and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, about 12 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Nebraska State Gazetteer (1890); NEGenWeb Lancaster County; History Nebraska; National Register; Nebraska Game and Parks; Lower Platte South NRD; City of Lincoln; Lincoln Airport; Nebraska State Capitol; Flatwater Free Press; school districts; city and village sites. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.