Abandoned Record
About Wallace
Wallace is a city in Wallace County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 41.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Wallace, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Wallace is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Wallace
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1955 Scott City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Scott City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Wallace sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Wallace sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Sharon Springs sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Wallace
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Wallace": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Wallace, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q955195.
- USGS GNIS 471163.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).