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
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingalls (historical)
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ↑ "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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