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Welcome to Argentine ...

Argentine is located in Wyandotte County<1>.

Argentine was established in 1880.

Argentine is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Argentine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Argentine: 913

Communities Also Named Argentine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Argentine - they are located in California, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Argentine ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Argentine. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Argentine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Argentine ...

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

Adding Argentine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Argentine 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 (so far) for Argentine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Argentine post office opened in 1881. The Argentine post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Argentine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wyandotte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Argentine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/