Welcome to Argosy ...
So far, we found very little information about Argosy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Argosy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Argosy, please Contact Us.
Argosy would have been located within present day Fulton County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Argosy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Argosy is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Argosy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Argosy was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Argosy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Argosy - it's located in New Brunswick.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Argosy.
Communities near Argosy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Argosy.
- Mountain Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <6>
- Calico Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico Rock
- Calico Rock is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calico Rock <6>
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Norfork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork
- Norfork is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfork <6>
- Salesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
- Salesville is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salesville <6>
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viola is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <6>
- Briarcliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Bakersfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <6>
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 Argosy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Argosy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Argosy. 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 Argosy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Argosy. See our Newspapers Page for Argosy.
Adding Argosy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Argosy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Argosy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Argosy post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Argosy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Argosy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Argosy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Argosy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Argosy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |