Welcome to Argentville ...
Argentville is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Argentville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Argentville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Argentville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Argentville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Argentville.
- O'Fallon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Peters
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wentzville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Saint Louis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dardenne Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardenne Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
- Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <4>
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cottleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottleville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottleville
- Cottleville is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottleville <4>
- Wright City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
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 Argentville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Argentville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Argentville. 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 Argentville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Argentville. See our Newspapers Page for Argentville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Argentville ...
Looking for more information about Argentville? 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 Argentville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Argentville.
Adding Argentville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Argentville 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 Argentville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Argentville post office opened in 1879.
We also found Argentville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Argentville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Argentville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |