Ingersoll, Oklahoma

Ingersoll
Unincorporated community
Ingersoll
Ingersoll

Location within the state of Oklahoma

Coordinates: 36°47′47″N 98°23′41″W / 36.79639°N 98.39472°W / 36.79639; -98.39472Coordinates: 36°47′47″N 98°23′41″W / 36.79639°N 98.39472°W / 36.79639; -98.39472
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Alfalfa
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

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

History

Ingersoll was named for Philadelphia railroad owner, Charles E. Ingersoll.[1][2]

A post office was established September 13, 1901.[1] The Choctaw Northern railway (later owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific[2])) 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.[3] Its post office was closed December 31, 1942.[1]

The Ingersoll Tile Elevator (ca. 1920) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[4]

Geography

Ingersoll is located on U.S. Highway 64 14 miles (23 km) east of Alva.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Shirk, George H. (March 15, 1987). Oklahoma Place Names (First Paperback, 1987 ed.). University of Oklahoma Press. p. 123. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2.
  2. 1 2 Everett, Dianna. "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Amorita". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma History Center. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ Everett, Dianna. "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Alfalfa County". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma History Center. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ingersoll Tile Elevator". National Register Properties in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ Oklahoma 2009-2010 Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (2009-2010 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2016.


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