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Wallace

Ghost town · DeKalb County, Georgia

Decatur quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Decatur quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wallace is a ghost town in DeKalb County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in DeKalb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wallace as a historical populated place on the Northeast Atlanta topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.8054° N, 84.3366° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNortheast Atlanta
Elevation875 ft
Nearest living townNorth Druid Hills, GA
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1687355
Coordinates33.80538, -84.33659

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What's there now

Wallace is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Druid Hills, GA (population 18,172), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 875 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Wallace?

Wallace is in DeKalb County, Georgia, at 33.8054, -84.3366.

How many ghost towns are in DeKalb County?

DeKalb County, Georgia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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