Welcome to Wallaceton ...
Wallaceton is located in Madison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wallaceton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Wallaceton is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wallaceton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Wallaceton: 859
Communities Also Named Wallaceton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wallaceton - they are located in Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wallaceton.
Communities near Wallaceton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wallaceton.
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Garrard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
- Stanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brodhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <3>
- Crab Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <3>
- Buggytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buggytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Farristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farristown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wallaceton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wallaceton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wallaceton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallaceton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallaceton. See our Newspapers Page for Wallaceton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallaceton ...
Looking for more information about Wallaceton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wallaceton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wallaceton.
Adding Wallaceton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wallaceton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wallaceton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wallaceton post office opened in 1883.
We also found Wallaceton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallaceton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wallaceton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |