Ingalls, Missouri Explained

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

A post office called Ingalls was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1914.[1] The community derives its name from the local family (a postal error accounts for the error is spelling, which was never corrected).[2]

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37.7889°N -93.201°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 10 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071416/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_polk.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 10, 2016 .

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