Welcome to Inga ...
So far, we found very little information about Inga. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Inga to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Inga, please Contact Us.
Inga would have been located within present day Chouteau County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Inga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Inga is 2,910 feet [887 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Inga is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Inga was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Inga was located: 406
Communities near Inga ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Inga.
- Big Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virgelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Virgelle is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgelle
- Loma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Box Elder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boneau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boneau is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneau
- Saint Pierre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Pierre is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pierre
- Sangrey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sangrey is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangrey
- Azure
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Azure is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azure
- Parker School
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parker School is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker School
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 Inga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Inga.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Inga. 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 Inga.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Inga. See our Newspapers Page for Inga.
Adding Inga to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Inga 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 (so far) for Inga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Inga post office opened in 1915. The Inga post office closed in 1935.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Inga.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Inga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Chouteau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Inga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |