Ingalls, Missouri

Ingalls is an extinct town in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

A post office called Ingalls was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1914.[2] The community derives its name from the local Inglis family (a postal error accounts for the error is spelling, which was never corrected).[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingalls (historical)
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
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37°47′20″N 93°12′04″W / 37.7889254°N 93.2010258°W / 37.7889254; -93.2010258


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