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Welcome to Wallace ...

The village of Wallace is located in Lincoln County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Wallace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wallace has a population of 343 people<2> (see below for details).

Wallace is 3,110 feet [948 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wallace is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Wallace (for example, toward Elsie), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Wallace lies within the (308) area code.

The ZIP code for Wallace: 69169<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wallace had an population of 343 people. This is a decrease of 6.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wallace had a population of 366 people. This makes Wallace the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Wallace represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 235th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 366 people, the population of Wallace increased 11.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 329 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wallace.

Communities Also Named Wallace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, 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.

  • Madrid
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Madrid is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <6>
  • Elsie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grainton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grainton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainton
    • Grainton is located in Perkins County
  • Dickens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
    • Dickens is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <6>
  • Blanche ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
    • Blanche is located in Chase County
  • Catherine ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catherine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
    • Catherine is located in Chase County
  • Somerset
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Lincoln County
  • Paxton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sutherland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Hayes Center
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Center
    • Hayes Center is located in Hayes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes Center <6>

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. Our list includes 6 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wallace, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<8>

From that list, the Wallace post office opened in 1887.

We also found Wallace on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallace.

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 Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wallace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wallace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Wallace). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wallace or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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