History · Ingram

Ingram’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Ingram. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

3old images & papers
3recent photos
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Kerr County - ED 133-1A - ED 133-9, 1880 · Wikimedia Commons

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Ingram is a city in Kerr County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,787 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 1,849 in 2024,

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,804 people in 2010, 1,787 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1974.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ingram yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1880s3 items · 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps…Commons
1890–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Ingram is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ingram has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Tulahteka in Kerrville, 6.2 miles away.

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Tulahteka’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Kerr County - ED 133-1A - ED 133-9 (1880) and it appears here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history

From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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