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INGLESIDE, TEXAS


Nueces & San Patricio County, Texas Gulf Coast

27°52'27"N 97°12'30"W (27.874070, -97.208379)

Northside of Corpus Christi Bay
4 miles S of Aransas Pass
14 miles NE of Corpus Christi
ZIP code 78362
Area code 361
Population: 10,192 Est. (2019)
9,387 (2010) 9,388 (2000) 5,696 (1990)

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Ingleside Texas Marina
Ingleside marina
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, May 2007

History in a Seashell

Early Scottish settler John Vineyard is credited with naming the city after his ancestral home. A hard date for a beginning would be 1854 when a man named George Hatch purchased land. He sold acreage to newcomers and the next year brothers George and Marcellus Turner arrived - opening the area's first post office in 1857.

A man named Henry Nold operated the Ingleside Male and Female Academy from 1857 until 1862 when it was destroyed by Union troops. Until the arrival of the railroad, Ingleside was supplied by steamships.

Ingleside was bypassed by the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway and Palomas was established as a flag stop. For a short period both Palomas and Ingleside post offices served the area. Residents set up a new townsite near the railroad in 1893, and a large hotel was built in the early 1890s in hopes of luring landbuyers. The hoped-for boom was in reality a bust and the total population of Ingleside in the 1890s was only 30.

In 1916 a disasterous hurricane struck - delaying development. In the late 20s, Humble Oil built a tank farm at Port Ingleside, and planned a refinery. The housing built for company employees insured growth. - which is exactly what happened.

By 1947 the area had 1,125 Inglesiders and by 1970 there were 4,050. The Corps of Engineers cut La Quinta Channel, through Ingleside Point in 1954, creating the area now known as Ingleside-on-the-Bay. After 1972 the population grew steadily, reaching over 6,000 in 1988 - and over 9,000 for the year 2000.

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Ingleside Texas bay view
Ingleside bay view
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, May 2007


Ingleside Texas boat
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Ingleside Texas  ship
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Ingleside Texas historical marker
Ingleside Texas historical marker
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, May 2007


Ingleside Texas schools marker
"Early Ingleside Schools" Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, May 2007

Historical Marker: Inwood Drive/CR 125, Ingleside

Early Ingleside Schools

Early education in Ingleside began in the 1850s when settlers John P. and Susan Hatch Borden established Bay Seminary in 1854. The Borden's School was closed by 1860. Henry Nold bought land from the Bordens and opened Ingleside College in 1857. Nold expanded the curriculum and built more frame structures for at least 30 boarding students. During the Civil War the college buildings were torn down. A school in nearby Allendale was built about 1872 and was active until 1910. The Ingleside public school system began about 1900.
(1997)

Ingleside Texas water tower
Ingleside Mustangs water tower
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, May 2007
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Ingleside Texas sign
Ingleside City Limit
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TX San Patricio County 1920s Map
San Patricio County 1920s map showing Ingleside
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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