Welcome to Ingersoll ...

So far, we found very little information about Ingersoll. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ingersoll to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ingersoll, please Contact Us.

Ingersoll would have been located within present day Dallas County<2>.

The location of Ingersoll has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ingersoll, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ingersoll is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Ingersoll was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ingersoll ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ingersoll - they are located in Michigan, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ingersoll ...

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

• Des Moines
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <5>
• Ankeny
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <5>
• West Des Moines
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <5>
• Urbandale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <5>
• Waukee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <5>
• Johnston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <5>
• Altoona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
• Clive
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <5>
• Grimes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <5>
• Norwalk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>

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

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

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

Adding Ingersoll to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ingersoll in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ingersoll was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ingersoll post office opened in 1885.

We also found Ingersoll in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ingersoll.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/