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 Surry County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ingersoll, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ingersoll is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Ingersoll was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Ingersoll was located: 757 & 948<4>
Communities Also Named Ingersoll ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ingersoll - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario 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.
- Newport News
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Dendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Surry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beachland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
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 (so far) 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 1902. The Ingersoll post office closed in 1921.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ingersoll.
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 Ingersoll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ingersoll - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Ingersoll area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Ingersoll area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |