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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 Argos (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 Argos. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Argos is located in Marshall County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Pulaski, Saint Joseph & Starke.

Below are the counties that are near Argos. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Argos:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Argos)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argos, with the one closest to Argos listed first.
    • Old Tip Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
    • Tippecanoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bourbon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burr Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Culver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Culver is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
    • Harris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Harris is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Linkville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Donaldson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Donaldson is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Tyner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bremen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • La Paz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argos, with the one closest to Argos listed first.
    • Twelve Mile
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
    • Leases Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lucerne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lucerne is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Hoover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Verona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Royal Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkhart County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argos, with the one closest to Argos listed first.
    • Leiters Ford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Delong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Athens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Athens is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Lake Bruce
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kewanna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Akron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Grass Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
    • Disko
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Disko is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
  • Kosciusko County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argos, with the one closest to Argos listed first.
    • Etna Green
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mentone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Atwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sevastopol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burket
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Burket is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Beaver Dam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clunette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Claypool
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Leesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Silver Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Winona Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Arrowhead Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Milford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Milford is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
  • LaPorte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argos, with the one closest to Argos listed first.
    • Kankakee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsford Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
    • Stillwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Miami County
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argos, with the one closest to Argos listed first.
    • Monterey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Monterey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Lawton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beardstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Winamac
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Star City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Denham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Thornhope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Joseph County
  • Starke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argos, with the one closest to Argos listed first.
    • Ober
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Grovertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Koontz Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
    • Bass Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bass Lake is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
    • Knox
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Knox is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <1>
    • Hamlet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Aldine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Toto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • North Judson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Wabash County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Argos, see our County-by-County Page for Argos.

Cemeteries Near Argos ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Argos.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Argos - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Argos covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Argos, with the one closest to Argos listed first.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Argos had a population of 1,101 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Argos had a population of 1,619 people.

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

  • Walnut
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Richland Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Richland Center is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
  • Inwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Inwood is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Rutland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rutland is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Tiosa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tiosa is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiosa
  • Maxinkuckee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Maxinkuckee is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxinkuckee
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tippecanoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bourbon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Hibbard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hibbard is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbard
  • Burr Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Argos. See our List of 1890's Communities around Argos.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Argos ...

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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Argos.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Argos. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Argos and those printed in the larger area surrounding Argos.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Argos.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Argos:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Argos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Argos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.