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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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