Ingalls, Michigan
Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
45°22′37″N 87°36′40″W / 45.37694°N 87.61111°W / 45.37694; -87.61111[1][1]
49848
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]
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
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingalls, Michigan
- ^ Menominee County (pdf) (Map). Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup, United States Post Office
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
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Municipalities and communities of Menominee County, Michigan, United States
County seat: Menominee
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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