Wallace, Missouri

Wallace is an unincorporated community in southern Buchanan County, Missouri (USA). It is located about twelve miles northwest of Platte City. Its post office has closed and mail now comes from nearby Dearborn.

The community is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Wallace was platted in 1872.^[1] The community has the name of a railroad official.^[2] A post office called Wallace was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1966.^[3]

References

↑ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 264.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

Coordinates: 39°33′19″N 94°50′49″W / 39.55528°N 94.84694°W / 39.55528; -94.84694

Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Missouri, United States

County seat: St. Joseph

Cities	De Kalb Dearborn‡ Easton Gower‡ St. Joseph

Villages	Agency Lewis and Clark Village Rushville

Townships	Agency Bloomington Center Crawford Jackson Lake Marion Platte Rush Tremont Washington Wayne

Unincorporated communities	Faucett Frazier Garrettsburg Halleck Halls Kenmoor Lake Station San Antonio Saxton Sparta Wallace Willow Brook Winthrop

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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