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Malakoff, Texas
Malakoff is a historic Henderson County city just south of Cedar Creek Lake on State Highway 31. The Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce serves Malakoff businesses through its Malakoff/Eustace/Trinidad chapter.
About Malakoff
First known as Caney Creek and Mitcham Chapel, the town took the name Malakoff in the 1850s. The name comes from a Russian fort made famous in the Crimean War. Coal mining became an important industry in the 1920s, and the "Malakoff Man", a large prehistoric carved stone head found nearby in the 1930s, put the town on the map for archaeologists. State Highway 31 runs through the center of town, 9 miles from Athens and 27 miles from Corsicana. Highway 198 leads north along the lake to Mabank.
Starting a Business in Malakoff? Start With the Chamber.
Malakoff is the business center for the south side of the lake, with State Highway 31 bringing customers in from Athens and Corsicana. Joining the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is the fastest way to get your name in front of them. Every week, people call, email and walk into the Chamber office looking for local goods and services, and we refer them only to Chamber members. More than 40 businesses in the Malakoff/Eustace/Trinidad chapter area are already members.
What you get when you join:
- Customer referrals from the Chamber office, for members only
- A ribbon cutting to announce your opening, covered in area newspapers at no cost
- Your own page in our online member directory
- Free promotion in our email newsletter and to our 5,500+ social media followers
- Monthly networking with the Malakoff/Eustace/Trinidad chapter, plus Chamber luncheons and Business After Hours
Business memberships start at $220 a year, less than $20 a month. Join the Chamber today, or call 903-887-3152 with questions.
Your first steps in Malakoff: check with the City of Malakoff about permits and zoning, get your Texas sales tax permit, then join the Chamber and schedule your ribbon cutting.
More Cedar Creek Lake Communities
Caney City · Enchanted Oaks · Eustace · Gun Barrel City · Kemp · Log Cabin · Mabank · Payne Springs · Seven Points · Star Harbor · Tool · Trinidad
Photo: Lothar1976, public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Malakoff at a Glance
- County: Henderson
- Population: 2,179 (2020 Census)
- ZIP code: 75148
- Schools: Malakoff ISD
- Main roads: State Highways 31 and 198
- Athens: 9 miles · Corsicana: 27 miles
