Welcome to Ingot ...

Ingot is located in Shasta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ingot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Ingot is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ingot lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ingot: 530

The community of Ingot was previously named Afterthought. Going back to its beginning, Ingot was originally named Silverton. For more information about the names of Ingot, see The Names of Ingot on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Ingot ...

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

• Redding
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
  • Redding is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redding
  • From Ingot to Redding
• Shasta Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
  • Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
  • Former names for Shasta Lake:
  • Boomtown
  • Central Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shasta Lake
  • From Ingot to Shasta Lake
• Bullskin ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullskin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullskin
  • Bullskin is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bullskin
  • From Ingot to Bullskin
• Oak Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Run
  • Oak Run is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Run <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Run
  • From Ingot to Oak Run
• Winthrop ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winthrop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winthrop
  • From Ingot to Winthrop
• Bully Hill ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
  • Bully Hill is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bully Hill
  • From Ingot to Bully Hill
• Copper City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Copper City
  • From Ingot to Copper City
• Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elizabethtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabethtown
  • From Ingot to Elizabethtown
• Fern
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
  • Fern is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fern
  • From Ingot to Fern
• Pawnee ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pawnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pawnee
  • From Ingot to Pawnee

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 Ingot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ingot.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ingot. 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 Ingot.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ingot ...

Looking for more information about Ingot? 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 Ingot, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ingot.

Adding Ingot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ingot 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 Ingot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Ingot post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ingot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/