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Wallace,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia Latitude and Longitude:
38°27′32″N 81°39′42″W / 38.45889°N 81.66167°W / 38.45889; -81.66167
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Wallace, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wallace is located in West Virginia
Wallace
Wallace
Wallace is located in the United States
Wallace
Wallace
Coordinates: 38°27′32″N 81°39′42″W / 38.45889°N 81.66167°W / 38.45889; -81.66167
CountryUnited 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 ID1742014 [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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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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