Ingersoll, Oklahoma | |
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Coordinates: 36°47′47″N 98°23′41″W / 36.79639°N 98.39472°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Alfalfa |
Elevation | 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]
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]
Ingersoll is located on U.S. Highway 64, 14 miles (23 km) east of Alva. [7]
Ingersoll, Oklahoma | |
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Coordinates: 36°47′47″N 98°23′41″W / 36.79639°N 98.39472°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Alfalfa |
Elevation | 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]
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]
Ingersoll is located on U.S. Highway 64, 14 miles (23 km) east of Alva. [7]