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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Wallace (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wallace. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Wallace is located in Harrison County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harrison County: Barbour, Doddridge, Lewis, Marion, Taylor, Upshur & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Wallace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallace:
- Harrison County (The home county of Wallace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Alliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Wyatt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Katy Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
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- Haywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
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- Gore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
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- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
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- O'Neill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
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- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Pepper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Clemtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
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- Philippi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
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- Meriden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Tygart Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Doak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Big Isaac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Duckworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Saint Clara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Conings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Lightburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Valley Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jane Lew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Smith Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
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- Aberdeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
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- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Cox Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Garton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
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- Logansport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Rymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Mannington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Helens Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Metz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
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- Monongah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eldora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
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- Katy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Katy is located in Marion County
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- Whitehall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Garden Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
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- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Bannen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
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- Kausooth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
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- Adaline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
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- Cameron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Loudenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
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- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
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- Wadestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
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- Maple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
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- Miracle Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
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- Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
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- Wana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arnettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
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- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
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- Hagans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
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- Smithtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
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- Blacksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
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- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
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- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Adlai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Algeria ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stanley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Pennsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pullman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Oreide
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Astor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
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- Flemington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Pruntytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
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- Brydon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Fetterman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- West Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
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- Yates ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
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- Stone House ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
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- Knottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
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- Sandy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
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- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Atwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Big Moses
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Blue
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Sandusky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Middlebourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McKim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
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- Paden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adonis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
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- Meadville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Plum Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
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- Sistersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- Teter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
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- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
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- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
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- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Kodol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Barker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
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- Anthem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
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- Hundred
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Littleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
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- Bebee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
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- Childs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
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- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Sardis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Jollytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
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- New Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Ashtree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Nettle Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Aleppo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Spraggs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Higbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
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- McCracken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wallace, see our County-by-County Page for Wallace.
Cemeteries Near Wallace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallace.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wallace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wallace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Wetzel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wallace Lions Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McIntire Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swiger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (620 more) ...
- Grass Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boggess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wallace had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Harrison County
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- Folsom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Wetzel County
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- Dola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dola is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Sedalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Doddridge County
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- Grangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grangeville is located in Marion County
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- Marshville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshville is located in Harrison County
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- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Prospect Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prospect Valley is located in Harrison County
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- Wyatt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Doddridge County
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- Reynoldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
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- Pine Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Bluff is located in Harrison County
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- Bingamon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bingamon is located in Marion County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wallace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallace.
Newspapers Published in Wallace ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallace, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wallace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wallace:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Monroe County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wallace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wallace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |