Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Argo (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 Argo. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Argo is primarily located in Saint Clair County. A portion of Argo extends into Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Argo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Argo:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Argo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Margaret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbough Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Parsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Branchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Moody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Brompton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Woodland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Cook's Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Remlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Dale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dallas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Selfville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Allgood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Highland Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Appalachian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Straight Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- County Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Locust Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Ohatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Eastaboga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Black Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Damascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Arkadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Hanceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Altoona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gallant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Ayres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Breakstone Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cahaba Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Roper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Trussville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Grayson Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Chalkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Palmerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Dunnavant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Vandiver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sterrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Calcis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Shoal Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Bridgeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lake Purdy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Westover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Inverness
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Meadowbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Harpersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Logan Martin Dam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Windsong Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Talladega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Childersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Creel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Argo, see our County-by-County Page for Argo.
Cemeteries Near Argo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Argo.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Argo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Argo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Argo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Austin Olds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Low Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Ayres.
- Fuller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trussville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville Cemetery
- The Trussville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cahawba Baptist Cemetery
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26737 <2>
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Moody.
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hopewell UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Argo had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Argo had a population of 4,278 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Ayres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Odenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Woodward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Trussville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Chalkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Brompton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Cook's Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Remlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- McCombs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Argo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Argo.
Newspapers Published in Argo ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Argo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Argo, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Argo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Argo:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Argo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Argo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |