Welcome to Wallace Mills ...

Wallace Mills is located in Scioto County<1>.

The location of Wallace Mills 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 Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Wallace Mills: Wallace Mls. (or less commonly used: Wallace Mlls.)

Wallace Mills is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wallace Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Wallace Mills: (740)

Communities near Wallace Mills ...

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

• Portsmouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Piketon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
  • Piketon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <4>
• New Boston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <4>
• Oak Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <4>
• Greenup
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <4>
• South Shore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
  • South Shore is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <4>
• South Webster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Webster
  • South Webster is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Webster <4>
• Beaver
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
• Centerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallace Mills ...

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

Adding Wallace Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wallace Mills post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallace Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/