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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 Argola (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 Argola. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Argola is located in Lewis County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis County: Adams (IL), Hancock (IL), Clark, Knox, Marion & Shelby.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Argola)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argola, with the one closest to Argola listed first.
    • Ewing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gilead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Durham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lewistown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • New Court Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • New Court Village is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
    • Sellers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Weber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Monticello
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Monticello is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Maywood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • La Belle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • La Grange
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Canton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argola, with the one closest to Argola listed first.
    • Saint Patrick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Neeper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wyaconda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Clark City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Clark City is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
    • Kahoka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Wayland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wayland is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Medill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Alexandria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argola, with the one closest to Argola listed first.
    • Newark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jeddo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Knox City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Plevna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Plevna is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
    • Hedge City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Colony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Novelty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Edina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Baring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutledge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurdland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hurdland is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Macon County
    • Sue City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sue City is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
  • Marion County
  • Monroe County
  • Ralls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argola, with the one closest to Argola listed first.
    • Rensselaer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • The Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • The Landing is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
  • Scotland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argola, with the one closest to Argola listed first.
    • Gorin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gorin is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
    • South Gorin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby County
  • Adams County (IL)
  • Hancock County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Argola, with the one closest to Argola listed first.
    • Sutter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Warsaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <1>
  • Pike County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Argola ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Argola.

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 Argola - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Argola, with the one closest to Argola 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 in 1895, Argola had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Tolona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tolona is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolona
  • Nelsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Steffenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Steffenville is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffenville
  • Gilead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lewistown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Benbow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Benbow is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbow
  • Naomi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Naomi is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
  • Durham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
  • Sellers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Emerson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Emerson is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Weber
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Monticello
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Monticello is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Newark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hester is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester

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

Newspapers Published in Argola ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Argola.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Argola, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Argola.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Argola:

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 '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- Argola) 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 Argola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.