Wallace, Kanawha County, West Virginia
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.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.