Welcome to Wallace ...

Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish<1>.

The location of Wallace has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wallace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Wallace is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Wallace lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Wallace: (985)

Communities Also Named Wallace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Wallace: This one is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and the other is located in De Soto Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 48 communities that are also named Wallace - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wallace.

Communities near Wallace ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wallace.

• Thibodaux
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
  • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <4>
• Gonzales
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <4>
• Donaldsonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldsonville
  • Donaldsonville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donaldsonville <4>
• Sorrento
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
  • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <4>
• French Settlement
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
  • French Settlement is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Settlement <4>
• Edgard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgard
  • Edgard is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgard <4>
• Hester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
• Reserve
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Reserve is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <4>
• South Vacherie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vacherie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vacherie
  • South Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
• Convent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent
  • Convent is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convent <4>

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 Wallace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wallace.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wallace. 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 Wallace.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallace. See our Newspapers Page for Wallace.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallace ...

Looking for more information about Wallace? 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 Wallace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wallace.

Adding Wallace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wallace 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 Wallace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wallace post office opened in 1886.

We also found Wallace in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wallace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint John the Baptist Parish: www.sjbparish.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/