Ingersoll, Oklahoma

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Ingersoll, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Ingersoll, Oklahoma
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Ingersoll, Oklahoma
Ingersoll, Oklahoma (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°47′47″N98°23′41″W / 36.79639°N 98.39472°W / 36.79639; -98.39472 [1]
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Alfalfa
Elevation
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1,204 ft (367 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Ingersoll is a small unincorporated community in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. [1]

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History

Ingersoll was named for Philadelphia railroad owner, Charles E. Ingersoll. [2] [3]

A post office was established September 13, 1901. [2] The Choctaw Northern Railroad (later owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific [3] ) became the county's first railway in 1901, when it connected Ingersoll to the other Alfalfa county towns of Aline, Augusta, Lambert, Driftwood, Amorita, and then continuing on into Kansas. [4]

After its bid to become the county seat failed, Ingersoll's prospects declined considerably. [5] The railroad line was abandoned in 1936. [3] Its post office was closed December 31, 1942. [2]

Ingersoll formally disincorporated in December 1968.

The Ingersoll Tile Elevator (ca. 1920) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [6]

Geography

Ingersoll is located on U.S. Highway 64, 14 miles (23 km) east of Alva. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingersoll, Oklahoma
  2. 1 2 3 Shirk, George H. (March 15, 1987). Oklahoma Place Names (First Paperback, 1987 ed.). University of Oklahoma Press. p. 123. ISBN   0-8061-2028-2.
  3. 1 2 3 Everett, Dianna. "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Amorita". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma History Center. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ Everett, Dianna. "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Alfalfa County". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma History Center. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Linda D. "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Ghost Towns". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma History Center. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ingersoll Tile Elevator". National Register Properties in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ Oklahoma 2009-2010 Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (2009-2010 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
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