Biohazard Cleanup Near North Ingram Ingram, TX

Ingram was founded in 1879 by the Reverend J. C. W. Ingram, who bought six acres from pioneer settler Abner Morriss and opened a store and post office.

Ingram did not incorporate as a city until 1981, more than a century after its founding.

Ingram sits on the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country and is the first city the river passes through downstream from its source near Hunt.

Swimming at Ingram Dam, where river water flows over the dam's algae-slicked concrete and swimmers slide down it, is a signature summer pastime in town.

After a 1932 flood, many Ingram businesses relocated to higher ground, including a flagstone drugstore that gave the town its nickname 'Rock Town.'

Old Ingram, the town's historic section, is now an arts district of studios and galleries, and the Hill Country Arts Foundation, founded in 1958, is based in Ingram.

An artistic replica of Stonehenge stands on the grounds of the Hill Country Arts Foundation in Ingram.

Camp Rio Vista near Ingram was established in 1921 and is the oldest boys' camp in Texas, and the area's summer camps swell the town's population from June through August.

The 2020 census counted 1,787 residents in Ingram, living in 674 households.

Besides Kerrville, Ingram is the only other incorporated community in Kerr County.