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We found 47 communities that share the name Wallace.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Wallace.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 44 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Located In West Virginia ...
Harrison County
This Wallace is located in Harrison County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Wallace.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Escambia County
This Wallace is located in Escambia County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Wallace.
Arkansas
Ashley County
This Wallace is located in Ashley County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Wallace.
Little River County
This Wallace is located in Little River County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km] to the west southwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Wallace.
California
Calaveras County
This Wallace is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Wallace.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Wallace is located in Hillsborough County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the south of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Wallace.
Santa Rosa County
This Wallace is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the south southwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Wallace.
Georgia
DeKalb County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Wallace [DeKalb County].
Pulaski County
This Wallace is located in Pulaski County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Wallace.
Idaho
Shoshone County
This Wallace is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Wallace.
Illinois
DeKalb County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Wallace [DeKalb County].
Indiana
Fountain County
This Wallace is located in Fountain County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Wallace.
Iowa
Dickinson County
This Wallace is located in Dickinson County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Wallace.
Kansas
Wallace County
This Wallace is located in Wallace County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the west of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallace County community of Wallace.
Kentucky
Woodford County
This Wallace is located in Woodford County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Wallace.
Louisiana
De Soto Parish
This Wallace is located in De Soto Parish and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Wallace.
Saint John the Baptist Parish
This Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the southwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint John the Baptist Parish community of Wallace.
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Michigan
Alcona County
This Wallace is located in Alcona County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Wallace.
Huron County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wallace [Huron County].
Menominee County
This Wallace is located in Menominee County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the north northwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Wallace.
Minnesota
Dakota County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Wallace [Dakota County].
Mississippi
Panola County
This Wallace is located in Panola County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Wallace.
Missouri
Buchanan County
This Wallace is located in Buchanan County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the west of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Wallace.
Montana
Missoula County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Wallace [Missoula County].
Nebraska
Lincoln County
This Wallace is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Wallace.
Nevada
Clark County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Wallace [Clark County].
New Mexico
Bernalillo County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Wallace [Bernalillo County].
San Juan County
This community is historic<2> and although located in San Juan County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Wallace.
New York
Steuben County
This Wallace is located in Steuben County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Wallace.
North Carolina
Duplin County
This Wallace is located in Duplin County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Wallace.
North Dakota
Ward County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Wallace [Ward County].
Nova Scotia
This Wallace lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
Ohio
Belmont County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Wallace.
Ontario
This Wallace lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
Oregon
Clackamas County
This Wallace is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,142 miles [3,447.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Wallace.
Lane County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Wallace [Lane County].
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Wallace is located in Allegheny County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Wallace.
Chester County
This Wallace is located in Chester County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the east northeast of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Wallace.
Northumberland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Wallace [Northumberland County].
South Carolina
Marlboro County
This Wallace is located in Marlboro County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Wallace.
South Dakota
Codington County
This Wallace is located in Codington County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of Wallace.
Texas
Van Zandt County
This Wallace is located in Van Zandt County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Wallace.
Utah
Weber County
This Wallace is located in Weber County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Wallace.
Virginia
Washington County
This Wallace is located in Washington County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wallace that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wallace.
Washington
Snohomish County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Wallace [Snohomish County].
Wisconsin
Sawyer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Wallace [Sawyer County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallace ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Airport Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wallace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wallace and extending to:
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wallace to White House, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wallace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wallace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4590, Longitude: -81.6618 In this case, the coordinates for Wallace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Wallace could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Wallace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.677 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.547 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.841 degrees.