Wallback is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay par ...

and

Roane Roane is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anthony Roane (died 1583), English politician *Archibald Roane (1769–1819), 2nd Governor of Tennessee *John Roane (1766–1838), American politician *John Roane (1794–1869), America ...

counties,

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

, United States. Wallback is located at the junction of

Interstate 79 Interstate 79 (I-79) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States, designated from I-77 in Charleston, West Virginia, north to Pennsylvania Route 5 (PA 5) and PA 290 in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is a primary thoroughfare ...

and

West Virginia Route 36 West Virginia Route 36 is a north–south state highway in West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 4 in Maysel. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 119 U.S. Route 119 (US 119) is a spur of US 19. ...

, north-northwest of

. Wallback has a

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

with ZIP code 25285. The community is named for

John de Barth Walbach John Baptiste de Barth Walbach (October 3, 1766 – June 10, 1857) was an Alsace, Alsatian baron who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars, and was one of the few foreign-born senior officers in the United States Army prior to the American Civi ...

, an Alsatian hussar of the French Revolutionary Wars who became an aide to

Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795. Born out of wedlock in Charlest ...

, rose to Adjutant General of the United States during the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

, and was the oldest acting officer in U.S. history. Walbach inherited 10,000 acres on the Elk River from his father, Count

Jean-Joseph de Barth Jean-Joseph is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (1718–1793), French Jesuit missionary * Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul (1754–1807), French cavalry general of the Napoleonic wars * Jean-Joseph Ansiaux (17 ...

, who led the "French 500" fleeing the French Revolution and founding

Gallipolis, Ohio Gallipolis ( ) is a chartered village in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Gallia County. The municipality is located in Southeast Ohio along the Ohio River about 55 miles southeast of Chillicothe and 44 miles northwest of Charlesto ...

References

Unincorporated communities in Clay County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Roane County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{RoaneCountyWV-geo-stub