Ingersoll, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
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Ingersoll is a small unincorporated community in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]
History
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]
Geography
Ingersoll is located on U.S. Highway 64, 14 miles (23 km) east of Alva.[7]
