Welcome to Argus ...

Argus is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

Argus is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Argus lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Argus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Argus - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Argus ...

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

• Ridgecrest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Ridgecrest is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgecrest <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ridgecrest
  • From Argus to Ridgecrest
• Pinnacle ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinnacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
  • Pinnacle is located in San Bernardino County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinnacle
  • From Argus to Pinnacle
• Valley Wells
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
  • Valley Wells is located in Inyo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valley Wells
  • From Argus to Valley Wells
• Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
  • Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells is located in Inyo County
  • Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells has also been known as:
  • Homewood Canyon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
  • From Argus to Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
• Spangler ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spangler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in San Bernardino County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spangler
  • From Argus to Spangler
• China Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake
  • China Lake is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Lake <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to China Lake
  • From Argus to China Lake
• Reilly ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly
  • Reilly is located in Inyo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reilly
  • From Argus to Reilly
• Millspaugh ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millspaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millspaugh
  • Millspaugh is located in Inyo County
• China Lake Acres
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Lake Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake Acres
  • China Lake Acres is located in Kern County
• Ballarat ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballarat
  • Ballarat is located in Inyo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ballarat
  • From Argus to Ballarat

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Argus ...

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

Adding Argus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Argus 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 Argus was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Argus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/