Ingalls,_Michigan

Ingalls, Michigan

Ingalls, Michigan

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

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

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History

Thomas Caldwell first settled Ingalls in 1858. The community was named after Eleazer Stillman Ingalls (1820–1879), 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 (1847–1933) was the first postmaster.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingalls, Michigan
  2. [2]
    Menominee County (pdf) (Map). Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  3. [3]
    ZIP Code Lookup, United States Post Office
  4. [4]
    Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.


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