Welcome to Wallaces Corner ...
Wallaces Corner is located in Stafford County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Wallaces Corner: Wallaces Cor. (or less commonly used: Wallaces Crn.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wallaces Corner for more information about variations on the name of Wallaces Corner.
Wallaces Corner is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wallaces Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wallaces Corner: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Wallaces Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wallaces Corner.
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dumfries
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quantico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Hartwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Potomac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Waverly Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Canterbury Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
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 Wallaces Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wallaces Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wallaces Corner. 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 Wallaces Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallaces Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Wallaces Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallaces Corner ...
Looking for more information about Wallaces Corner? 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 Wallaces Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wallaces Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Stafford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wallaces Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Wallaces Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Wallaces Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |