Do you know of Ingraham ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ingraham. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ingraham.<1>
Our sources for Ingraham (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ingraham other than they indicate that Ingraham would be found somewhere in Mills County, Iowa.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1854 and closed in 1859.
Communities Also Named Ingraham ...
We found three communities that share the name Ingraham.
Within Iowa, the name Ingraham is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Clay County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Ingraham [Clay County].
- New York
- Clinton County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ingraham [Clinton County].
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ingraham [Columbiana County].
- Illinois
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ingraham ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ingraham:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.
More Orphans in Mills County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Mills County.
| Alps | Island Park |
| Benton | Jewell |
| Junction City | |
| Cerro Gordo | |
| Coonville | Lawrence |
| East Plattsmouth | Milton Station |
| Fayette | Turner |
| Haneys | Wahaghbonsy |
| Ward | |
| Indian Creek |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |