Welcome to Argenta ...Argenta is located in Beaverhead County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Argenta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871. The origin (or the toponymy) of Argenta: From the Latin word for silver: 'argentum'. Argenta is 6,130 feet [1,868 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Argenta is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Argenta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Argenta: 406 Communities Also Named Argenta ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Argenta - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Michigan (2), Nevada, Texas and Utah. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Argenta. Communities near Argenta ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Argenta.
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 Argenta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Argenta. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Argenta. 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 Argenta. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Argenta. See our Newspapers Page for Argenta. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Argenta ...Looking for more information about Argenta? 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 Argenta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Argenta. Adding Argenta to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Argenta 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 Argenta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Argenta. Footnotes ...
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