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Welcome to Ingleside ...

Ingleside is located in Ballard County<1>.


The location of Ingleside has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ingleside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Ingleside is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ingleside lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ingleside is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Ingleside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Ingleside - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ingleside.

Communities near Ingleside ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ingleside.

  • Paducah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Metropolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cairo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
  • La Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
    • La Center is located in Ballard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <4>
  • Brookport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
    • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>
  • Mounds
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
    • Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Bardwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Wickliffe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Barlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Ballard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Mound City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ingleside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ingleside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ingleside. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ingleside.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ingleside. See our Newspapers Page for Ingleside.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ingleside ...

Looking for more information about Ingleside? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ingleside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ingleside.

Adding Ingleside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ingleside in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ingleside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ingleside post office opened in 1893.

We also found Ingleside on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ingleside.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ingleside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Ballard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ingleside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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