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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 hospitals and doctors 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 located in Scott County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine & Rock Island (IL).

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:

  • Scott County     (The home county of Argo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
    • Pleasant Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
    • Panorama Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
      • Panorama Park is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Le Claire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Princeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
    • Riverdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Park View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
      • Park View is located in Scott County
    • Bettendorf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McCausland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCausland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
      • McCausland is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Eldridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Long Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Davenport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Donahue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donahue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue
      • Donahue is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donahue <2>
    • Maysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
    • Sunbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
      • Sunbury is located in Cedar County
    • Lowden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
      • Lowden is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <2>
    • Bennett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
    • Folletts
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
      • Folletts is located in Clinton County
    • Shaffton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
      • Shaffton is located in Clinton County
    • Low Moor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • De Witt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Camanche
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elvira
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
      • Elvira is located in Clinton County
    • Grand Mound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
      • Grand Mound is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <2>
    • Clinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sixmile
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
      • Sixmile is located in Clinton County
    • Calamus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calamus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
      • Calamus is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • North Welton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
      • North Welton is located in Clinton County
    • Welton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
      • Welton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Tenmile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
      • Tenmile is located in Clinton County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
    • Miles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <2>
    • Preston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
    • Spragueville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spragueville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
      • Spragueville is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spragueville <2>
  • Muscatine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
    • Stockton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Midway Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
      • Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
    • South Towne Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Towne Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
      • South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
    • Wilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
  • Bureau County (IL)
    • Yorktown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Bureau County (IL)
  • Carroll County (IL)
    • Thomson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in Carroll County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <2>
  • Henry County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Dayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Henry County (IL)
    • Colona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
      • Colona is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <2>
    • Green Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
      • Green Rock is located in Henry County (IL)
    • Briar Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
      • Briar Bluff is located in Henry County (IL)
    • Hickory Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
      • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County (IL)
    • Morristown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Morristown is located in Henry County (IL)
    • Geneseo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <2>
    • Orion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
      • Orion is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orion <2>
    • Osco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osco
      • Osco is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osco <2>
    • Lynn Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center
      • Lynn Center is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Center <2>
    • Andover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
    • Cambridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercer County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
    • Sherrard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherrard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
      • Sherrard is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrard <2>
    • Preemption
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preemption have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preemption
      • Preemption is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preemption <2>
    • Griffin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
      • Griffin is located in Mercer County (IL)
    • Matherville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
      • Matherville is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matherville <2>
    • New Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
      • New Windsor is located in Mercer County (IL)
    • Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Gilchrist
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
      • Gilchrist is located in Mercer County (IL)
    • Shale City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
      • Shale City is located in Mercer County (IL)
    • Viola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <2>
  • Rock Island County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
    • Port Byron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Port Byron is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <2>
    • Hampton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
    • Rapids City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
      • Rapids City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <2>
    • Cordova
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <2>
    • East Moline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
      • East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
    • Silvis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
      • Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <2>
    • Barstow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbon Cliff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Cliff
      • Carbon Cliff is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Cliff <2>
    • Moline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <2>
    • Joslin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
      • Joslin is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Rustic Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
      • Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Rock Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Coal Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Valley <2>
  • Whiteside County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
    • Albany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Whiteside County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
    • Newton Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
      • Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Erie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Whiteside County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
    • Fenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
    • Fulton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
    • Prophetstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Union Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Lyndon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Whiteside County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
    • Morrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Whiteside County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <2>
    • Spring Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Argo, see our County-by-County Page for 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 169 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • LeClaire Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LeClaire Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LeClaire Prairie Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Jacks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacks Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Mt. Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Union Cemetery
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Kay Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kay Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kay Family Cemetery
  • Fenno Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenno Cemetery
  • Hampton Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Twp. Cemetery
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (293 more) ...
    • Yost Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yost Cemetery
    • Old Rapids City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rapids City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rapids City Cemetery
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Argo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Argo.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.

  • Pleasant Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Scott County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
  • Le Claire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
  • Rapids City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
    • Rapids City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <2>
  • Port Byron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
    • Port Byron is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <2>
  • Princeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
  • Cordova
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Cordova is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <2>
  • Mount Joy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Joy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Mount Joy is located in Scott County
  • Barstow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • McCausland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCausland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
    • McCausland is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Eldridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Davenport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Moline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <2>
    • Carbon Cliff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Cliff
      • Carbon Cliff is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Cliff <2>
    • Folletts
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
      • Folletts is located in Clinton County

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.

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

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Argo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6259, Longitude: -90.4326       In this case, the coordinates for Argo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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