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Welcome to Arguta ...

Arguta is located in Dale County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arguta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Arguta is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Arguta (for example, toward Fort Gaines (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Arguta: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Arguta ...

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

  • Ozark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Midland City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Brundidge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Newton is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Clio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ariton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pinckard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Newville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Newville is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Louisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Louisville is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Napier Field
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Napier Field is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people

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 Arguta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arguta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arguta. 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 Arguta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arguta. See our Newspapers Page for Arguta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arguta ...

Looking for more information about Arguta? 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 Arguta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arguta.

Adding Arguta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arguta 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 (so far) for Arguta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arguta post office opened in 1891. The Arguta post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arguta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Dale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arguta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Arguta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Arguta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/