Welcome to Argentine ...

Argentine is located in Wyandotte County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Argentine, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

Argentine was established in 1880.

Argentine is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Argentine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Argentine lies within the (913) area code.

Communities Also Named Argentine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Argentine - they are located in California, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Argentine.

Communities near Argentine ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Argentine.

• Kansas City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Overland Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <4>
• Kansas City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Olathe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
• Independence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Lee's Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
  • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <4>
• Shawnee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
• Lenexa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
• Leawood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
• Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Argentine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Argentine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Argentine. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Argentine.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Argentine. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Argentine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Argentine ...

Looking for more information about Argentine? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Argentine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Argentine.

Adding Argentine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Argentine in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Argentine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Argentine post office opened in 1881.

We also found Argentine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Argentine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Argentine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wyandotte County: www.wycokck.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/