Ingleside is an unincorporated community located in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States.

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Ingelside and its vicinity on the 1928 1:62500 LaCenter quad
Ingelside and its vicinity on the 1928 1:62500 LaCenter quad
Ingleside is located in Kentucky
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Location within the state of Kentucky
Ingleside is located in the United States
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Ingleside (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°7′24″N 88°54′5″W / 37.12333°N 88.90139°W / 37.12333; -88.90139
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBallard
Elevation
381 ft (116 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID494987[1]
1923 photo of Ingleside

The Ingleside post office opened in 1893 and was closed in 1909, after which the mail went through Kevil. The origin of the name Ingleside is unknown.[2]

Ingleside formed about 30 years before 1923 when Joe Wray, W. L. Reasor, W. H. Elrod, and J. M. Burnley settled there. Stores operated by Burnley and two Wray brothers were soon opened, and the latter were named postmasters in 1894. The area produced peas and wheat, and was considered to be one of the better regions in Ballard County for producing grain. The Modern Woodmen of America and Odd Fellows both had lodges there in 1923. In that same year, the community's two-room schoolhouse had about 75 students. A 1923 newspaper article noted that multiple Christian denominations held an interdenominational Sunday School service at Ingleside.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingleside, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (2016). "Ballard County - Place Names". Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection. Morehead State University. p. 34. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ingleside, Center of Grain Production". News-Democrat (Paducah, Kentucky). September 27, 1923. Retrieved May 31, 2021.