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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Argentine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Argentine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Argentine, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Argentine (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Argentine. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Argentine is historic, it would have been located within present day Plumas County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plumas County: Butte, Lassen, Shasta, Sierra, Tehama & Yuba.

Below are the counties that are near Argentine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Argentine:

  • Plumas County     (The home county of Argentine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
    • Greenhorn
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
      • Greenhorn is located in Plumas County
    • Spring Garden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
      • Spring Garden is located in Plumas County
    • Massack
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massack
      • Massack is located in Plumas County
    • Cromberg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Quincy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quincy
      • East Quincy is located in Plumas County
    • Quincy Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Junction
      • Quincy Junction is located in Plumas County
    • Quincy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Taylorsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Keddie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keddie
      • Keddie is located in Plumas County
    • Plumas Eureka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumas Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
      • Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
    • Johnsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Blairsden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte County
    • Merrimac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Butte County
  • Lassen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
    • Milford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Janesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Town
      • Pine Town is located in Lassen County
    • Westwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Herlong Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herlong Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Junction
      • Herlong Junction is located in Lassen County
    • Peninsula Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
      • Peninsula Village is located in Lassen County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.
    • Poker Flat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Queen City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
    • Downieville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Loganville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
    • Sierra City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Calpine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodyears Bar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sattley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Forest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
  • Yuba County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Argentine, see our County-by-County Page for Argentine.

Newspapers Published in Argentine ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Argentine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Argentine, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Argentine.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Argentine:

Cemeteries Near Argentine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Argentine.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Argentine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.

  • Cromberg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cromberg Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cromberg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7925 <6>
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shims Flat Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shims Flat Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shims Flat Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shim Flat Indian Cemetery
    • Shims Flat Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shims Flat Indian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8370 <6>
  • Quincy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Qunicy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Plumas County Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Taylorsville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Taylorsville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylorsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Taylorsville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylorsville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991783 <6>
  • Johnsville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mohawk Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibsonville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Crescent Mills Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Argentine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Argentine.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Argentine, with the one closest to Argentine listed first.

  • Cromberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Genesee ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Genesee is located in Plumas County
  • Quincy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Taylorsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Johnsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mohawk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
  • Crescent Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
  • Spanish Ranch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
    • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
  • Meadow Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint Louis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
    • Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
  • Greenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • La Porte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Scales ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
      • Scales is located in Sierra County
    • Downieville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Argentine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Argentine.

The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Argentine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Argentine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Argentine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9246, Longitude: -120.7724       In this case, the coordinates for Argentine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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