Ingalls, Michigan

Ingalls, Michigan
Ingalls, Michigan
Unincorporated community
	Ingalls Location within the state of Michigan Ingalls Ingalls (the United States)
	Coordinates: 45°22′37″N 87°36′40″W / 45.37694°N 87.61111°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Menominee
Township	Mellen
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)	49848
Area code	906
GNIS feature ID	629032

Ingalls is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States. Ingalls is located in Mellen Township along U.S. Highway 41, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Stephenson.^[2] Ingalls has a post office with ZIP code 49848.^[3]

History

Thomas Caldwell first settled Ingalls in 1858. The community was named after Eleazer Stillman Ingalls (1820–1879),^[4] a judge who organized Menominee County, in 1863. A station on the Chicago and North Western Railway opened in Ingalls in 1872. A post office opened in Ingalls on June 20, 1879; Louis Dobeas (1847–1933)^[5]^[6] was the first postmaster.^[7]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingalls, Michigan
↑ Menominee County (pdf) (Map). Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
↑ ZIP Code Lookup, United States Post Office
↑ Jordan, Philip D. (November 29, 1934). "Interesting Facts on Lake County History in Story of 'Prairie Hen'". Waukegan News-Sun. Waukegan, IL. pp. 1, 17, 18. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Mrs. H. F. Thayer's Father Succumbs". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Lancaster, OH. July 19, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Louis Dobeas, Pioneer, Dies". The Escanaba Daily Press. Escanaba, MI. July 22, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.

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[gnis-1] 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingalls, Michigan

[2] Menominee County (pdf) (Map). Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.

[3] ZIP Code Lookup, United States Post Office

[4] Jordan, Philip D. (November 29, 1934). "Interesting Facts on Lake County History in Story of 'Prairie Hen'". Waukegan News-Sun. Waukegan, IL. pp. 1, 17, 18. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Mrs. H. F. Thayer's Father Succumbs". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Lancaster, OH. July 19, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Louis Dobeas, Pioneer, Dies". The Escanaba Daily Press. Escanaba, MI. July 22, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[Romig-7] Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Menominee County, Michigan, United States
County seat: Menominee
Cities	Menominee Stephenson	Map of Michigan highlighting Menominee County.svg
Villages	Carney Daggett Powers
Civil townships	Cedarville Daggett Faithorn Gourley Harris Holmes Ingallston Lake Mellen Menominee Meyer Nadeau Spalding Stephenson
CDP	Hermansville
Other communities	Banat Birch Creek Carbondale Cunard Faithorn Faunus Helps Indiantown Ingalls Kew Koss Nadeau Spalding Talbot Whitney Wilson
Indian reservation	Hannahville Indian Community‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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