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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Argo is located in Pike County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Buchanan (VA), Dickenson (VA), Wise (VA) & Mingo (WV).
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:
- Pike County (The home county of Argo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Stopover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Paw Paw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Majestic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Phelps
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Freeburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Calloway Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Ransom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- McCarr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buskirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Fedscreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- McVeigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Floyd County
- Osborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Pilgrim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Lovely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Kelsa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Matney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Paynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Grundy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Royal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Janey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Vansant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mavisdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Height
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Leemaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Haysi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <1>
- Tarpon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Russell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Dye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dye is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Red Ash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Harman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Raven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Stirrat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Wylo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wylo is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Omar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Man
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Man is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <1>
- Switzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Mallory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mallory is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Mineral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Kistler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Holden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Whitman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Accoville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Accoville is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Braeholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Wyoming City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Paynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Avondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Bradshaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Roderfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Height
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Big Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Wharncliffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Blackberry City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Baisden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Matewan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Musick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Red Jacket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Sprigg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Gilbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delbarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argo, with the one closest to Argo listed first.
- Cub City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Baileysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Sun Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Stoneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Clear Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Fanny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Woosley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Wyoming
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Oceana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mullensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Turkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Argo, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Argo - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Hurley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rife Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mounts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Justice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hurley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (596 more) ...
- Rife Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Matney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
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.
- Paw Paw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Jamboree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Phelps
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Mouthcard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Pinsonfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Iaeger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Grundy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Kimper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bradshaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oilville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oilville is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
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.
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 5 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Russell County
- Tazewell County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Argo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Argo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |