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History · Wallace

Wallace’s post office opened in 1852, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

1852first post office
0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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How Wallace began

When was Wallace founded?

1852

The Wallace post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 201174 years
Founding year: the first Wallace post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Wallace’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wallace are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1978. Watch Wallace change.
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On the map

Wallace on the map, 1902 to 1978

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wallace. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Wallace on the 1902 USGS mapWallace on the 1910 USGS mapWallace on the 1923 USGS mapWallace on the 1960 USGS mapWallace on the 1978 USGS map1902Clarksburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wallace.

The story so far

Wallace, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wallace yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Wallace is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 201 at the 2020 census. Wallace is located on West Virginia Route 20, approximately 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Lumberport. It is situated on Little Ten Mile Creek, a tributary of Tenmile Creek, and has a post office with ZIP code 26448.

Its first post office opened in 1852.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Wallace

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Stonewall JacksonGeneral of the Confederate Army in the American… · b. 1824
Cyrus VanceUnited States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1… · b. 1917
Joe ManchinAmerican politician and businessman · b. 1947
John William DavisAmerican politician, presidential candidate · b. 1873
Tony AnthonyAmerican film actor, producer, director, screen… · b. 1937
Nathan Goff Jr.American politician · b. 1843

Questions about Wallace’s history

What year was Wallace founded?

The Wallace post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.