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Welcome to Ingallston ...

Ingallston is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Ingallston is located in Menominee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ingallston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Ingallston is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ingallston: 906

Communities Also Named Ingallston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ingallston - they are located in Indiana and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Ingallston ...

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

  • Marinette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
  • Menominee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Peshtigo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
  • Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
  • Sister Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sister Bay is located in Door County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Stephenson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ephraim
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ephraim is located in Door County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Daggett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Egg Harbor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Egg Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Birch Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ingallston ...

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

Adding Ingallston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ingallston 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 (so far) for Ingallston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ingallston post office opened in 1899. The Ingallston post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ingallston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Menominee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ingallston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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