Welcome to Argenta ...

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

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

Argenta would have been located within present day Pulaski County<2>.

The location of Argenta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

Argenta was established in 1866 and was incorporated in 1890.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Argenta: From the Latin word for silver: 'argentum'.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Argenta is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Argenta was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Argenta would have been located in the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Argenta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Argenta - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, Michigan (2), Montana, Nevada, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Argenta ...

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

• Little Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <5>
• Sherwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <5>
• Jacksonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
• Cabot
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <5>
• Bryant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Bryant is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <5>
• Maumelle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <5>
• Lonoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Lonoke is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonoke <5>
• Shannon Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
  • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
• Alexander
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • Alexander is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <5>
• Mayflower
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Mayflower is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayflower <5>

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

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

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

Adding Argenta to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Argenta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Argenta post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Argenta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/