More historic than 16% of U.S. towns · #363 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Most of Ingleside was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1925 on and the census since 1960.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1858.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Ingleside’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Ingleside is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #363 of 642 in Texas. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Ingleside’s overall grade.
Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Ingleside’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share (±0.9 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1854.
Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Ingleside’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Caruthers Cove ColoniaGarza-4th-6th Streets ColoniaIndian Trails Lane ColoniaKenney Lane East ColoniaKenney Lane West ColoniaMooney Lane ColoniaMorgan Lane ColoniaOld Ingleside ColoniaWendy Acres Colonia
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Ingleside on the map, 1925 to 1975
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ingleside. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1925Aransas Pass sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ingleside.
Ingleside was founded by George C. Hatch in 1854. Among the original community of Ingleside were Walter Ingalls, Henry Nold, James Aware, John Pollard, John W. Vineyard, and others. The 3,800 acres Hatch acquired was sold to the various residents of the community, and the name "Ingleside" came from John Vineyard whom allegedly named it after his ancestral home in Scotland.
The neighboring town, Ingleside on the Bay, was formed when Corps of Engineering had cut a channel, now known as the Quinta Channel, through Ingleside Point in 1954. This is where the US Navy planned on building its Homeport in 1995.
In 1854, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Ingleside’s post office opened in 1858, and the census of 1960 counted 3,022 people here.
How does Ingleside rank for history?
Ingleside is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #363 of 642 in Texas. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Ingleside?
1% of Ingleside’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1992.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
