Ingalls, Michigan

Ingalls, Michigan
—  Unincorporated community  —
Ingalls, Michigan
Coordinates: [1]
Country United States
State Michigan
County Menominee
Township Mellen
Elevation[1] 709 ft (216 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 49848
Area code(s) 906
GNIS feature ID 629032[1]

Ingalls is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States. Ingalls is located in Mellen Township along U.S. Route 41, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Stephenson.[2] Ingalls has a post office with ZIP code 49848.[3]

History

Thomas Caldwell first settled Ingalls in 1858. The community was named after Eleazer S. Ingalls, a judge who organized Menominee County, in 1863. A station on the Chicago and North Western Railway opened in Ingalls in 1872. A post office opened in Ingalls on June 20, 1879; Louis Dobeas was the first postmaster.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingalls, Michigan
  2. ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (2010) (pdf). Delta County (Map). http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_MENOMINEE_COUNTY_125257_7.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-1. 
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup, United States Post Office
  4. ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X. 
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