TINGLEY CENTENNIAL LOGO: The railroad was built in 1882, and a train arrived in Tingley September 17, 1882. Tingley had the highest elevation on the H &S Railroad between Humeston and Shenandoah.

The band stand was an old landmark and stood in the center of Main Street over a large well for 35 years.

Main Street was lined with large elm trees that succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease in the 1960's.

Logo designed by Vicki SCOTT SOWERS and submitted by Grandfather, Wayne A. OVERHOLTZER.

Tingley Town &Township Directory, 1895 or 1896

EARLY TINGLEY TOWN HISTORY

 

Tingley Community Building

FIRE of DECEMBER 6, 1894

FIRES of 1930

BUSINESSES of TINGLEY

Fourth of July, 1936

 

 

Courtesy Clair Heyer
Southwest Side of Main Street, 1963
Cafe, Barber Shop, Ball Field &Vacant Service Station.

THE CENTENNIAL TOWN of TINGLEY, 1983

THE RAILROAD

TINGLEY'S NEWSPAPERS

TINGLEY CENTRAL TELEPHONE

TINGLEY'S CHAUTAUQUAS

AGRICULTURE

Tingley's Street Fairs &Baseball Tournaments

TINGLEY'S CHURCHES

Union Bible School

 

TINGLEY SPORTS

CIVIC CLUBS &OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

 

Vel Melchers Club

RINGGOLD COUNTY CENTENNIAL, 1955

Tingley's War Veterans

American Legion Auxiliary Dewey Post No. 516

TINGLEY SCHOOL

Tingley Superintendents	Tingley Teachers	Tingley HS Sports
Class of 1901	Class of 1902	Class of 1903	Class of 1904
Elementary, 7th &8th   1904-05	Class of 1905	Class of 1906	Class of 1907
Class of 1908	Class of 1909	HS, 1913-15	5th &6th, 1916-17
Jr. &Sr. High, 1919	Classes, ca. 1919	Class of 1920	Class of 1921
Class of 1922	HS, 1921-22	Class of 1923	Class of 1924
Class of 1925	Class of 1926	Class of 1927	Class of 1928
Class of 1929	Class of 1930	Class of 1931	Class of 1932
Class of 1933	High School, 1934	Class of 1935	Class of 1936
Class of 1937	Class of 1938	Class of 1939	Class of 1940
Class of 1941	Class of 1942	Class of 1943	Class of 1944
Class of 1945	Class of 1946	H.S. 1946-47	Elementary Classes
Class of 1947	Class of 1948	Class of 1949	Class of 1950
Class of 1951	Class of 1952	Class of 1953	Class of 1954
Class of 1955	Class of 1956	Class of 1957	Class of 1958
Last Graduates ~	Class of 1959	~ Tingley H.S.

     Honorary Graduates         Tingley School was torn down in 1980.

Tingley Biographies

Dentists ~ Doctors ~ Veterinarians

Early Doctors &Dentist	Dr. Lyle R. BAILEY	Dr. Leigh S. BEAMER
S. W. "Doc" &Emma DeLONG	Dr. D. H. KILLINGSWORTH	Dr. J. A. McINTOSH
Dr. H. D. SHEUMAKER	Dr. Hiram WHISLER

  

 

Mary "Polly" (PORTER) ASBURY	The BRECKENRIDGE Family	Mae COIE
William "Tingley" CORNWALL	The JOHNSTON Sisters

 

 

Memories of Tingley

  SOURCE: Tingley, Iowa Centennial: 1883 - 1983. PSI, Inc. Belmond IA. 1983.
Courtesy of Mount Ayr Public Library, September of 2011

Mount Ayr Record-News, July 03, 2008