Ingersoll, Oklahoma

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

Ingersoll
Unincorporated community
Ingersoll
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Ingersoll
Ingersoll (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°47′47″N 98°23′41″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyAlfalfa
Elevation1,204 ft (367 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

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 railway (later owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific[3]) became the county's first railroad 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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingersoll, Oklahoma
  2. 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. 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. 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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