Welcome to Ingraham ...

Ingraham is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ingraham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Ingraham is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Ingraham (for example, toward Vincennes (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Ingraham: (618)

The ZIP code for Ingraham: 62434<3>

Communities Also Named Ingraham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ingraham - they are located in New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near Ingraham ...

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

• Olney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Olney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <4>
• Flora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
• Newton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
• Louisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Clay City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• Watson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>
• Noble
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Noble is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <4>
• Dieterich
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieterich
  • Dieterich is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dieterich <4>
• Edgewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
• Mason
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ingraham ...

Looking for more information about Ingraham? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ingraham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ingraham.

Adding Ingraham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ingraham 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 Ingraham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ingraham post office opened in 1862.

We also found Ingraham in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ingraham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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