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Welcome to Ingram ...

Ingram is located in Halifax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ingram, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Ingram is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ingram lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ingram: 434

Communities Also Named Ingram ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Ingram - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

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

Websites for Ingram ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ingram, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ingram ...

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

  • Danville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Boston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Chatham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Halifax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gretna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
  • Milton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • Elmo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmo is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Laurel Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
  • Lucks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
  • Sign Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ingram ...

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

Adding Ingram to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ingram 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 Ingram was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ingram post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ingram.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ingram - 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/