Wallace, Kanawha County, West Virginia

Wallace, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wallace, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°27′32″N 81°39′42″W / 38.45889°N 81.66167°W / 38.45889; -81.66167Coordinates: 38°27′32″N 81°39′42″W / 38.45889°N 81.66167°W / 38.45889; -81.66167
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Kanawha
Elevation 682 ft (208 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1742014[1]

Wallace is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Wallace is 7 miles (11 km) north of Charleston.

The community most likely was named after a local oil and gas official.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 655.


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