Wallace county, which contains the cities of Sharon Springs and Wallace, was named for For Fort Wallace, which was named for General William H. L. Wallace of Civil War fame (Illinois general, not to be confused with L. E. W. Wallace of Indiana).
County Seat: Sharon Springs, Kansas
Date organized:1888
County History:
- Wallace County on Wikipedia
- Wallace County History on Kansapedia
- History of Fort Wallace
- Fort Wallace History on the Santa Fe Trail Research website
- Wallace County History Bibliography
Historic Landmarks, State, National:
- National and State Register of Historic Places
- Mount Sunflower, the highest point in Kansas
- Old Ft. Wallace Post Cemetery
- Pond Creek Stagecoach Station
- Sunderland-Poe Building
- Barbwire Buffalo
- Dick Rhea’s pump organ collection
- Goose Creek Tipi Ring Site
County Historical Society:
Websites about the county: