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 Argyle (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 Argyle. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Argyle is primarily located in Osage County. A portion of Argyle extends into Maries 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 Osage County: Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Maries, Miller & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Argyle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Argyle:
- Osage County (The home county of Argyle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
- Koeltztown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Freeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Meta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Folk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Westphalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Koenig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Loose Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Linn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Bonnots Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
- Cedar City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Tebbetts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Holts Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Lake Mykee Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Mokane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Steedman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Taos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Wardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Henley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Osage City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Hickory Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Eugene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Decatur
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Scruggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Lohman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- Jake Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
- Bland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Redbird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Owensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Brinktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Lindell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Belle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lanes Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Vichy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
- Saint Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marys Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Iberia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscumbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ulman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Etterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Pleasant Mount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Brumley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Aurora Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Eldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
- Doolittle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Newburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Rolla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
- Dixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crocker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Argyle, see our County-by-County Page for Argyle.
Cemeteries Near Argyle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Argyle.
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 Argyle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Argyle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stokes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Breeding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Cecilia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vienna Public Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Visitation Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Branson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Crisman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Argyle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Argyle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Argyle, with the one closest to Argyle listed first.
- Koeltztown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Babbtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Babbtown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbtown
- Van Cleve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Van Cleve is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cleve
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tavern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern
- Rich Fountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
- Westphalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Teal ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Saint Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Taos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Osage Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osage Bluff is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
- Hayden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hayden is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Lindell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Argyle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Argyle.
Newspapers Published in Argyle ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Argyle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Argyle, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Argyle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Argyle:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Osage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Crawford County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Miller County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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 Argyle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Argyle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |