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Ingalls

Ghost town · Payne County, Oklahoma

Ripley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Ripley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ingalls is a ghost town in Payne County, Oklahoma, recorded as human settlement in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Payne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 192.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ingalls as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.1017° N, 96.8814° W.

Key facts

Peak population192
Last recorded population192
Nearest living townMehan, OK
Distance to it5.1 miles
Coordinates36.10167, -96.88139

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What's there now

Ingalls is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mehan, OK (population 22), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Old buildings in Ingalls, Oklahoma
Old buildings in Ingalls, Oklahoma · Smallboy944 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Ingalls?

Ingalls is in Payne County, Oklahoma, at 36.1017, -96.8814.

How many ghost towns are in Payne County?

Payne County, Oklahoma has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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