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Welcome to Argura ...

Argura is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Argura, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Argura is 3,280 feet [1,000 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Argura is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Argura lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Argura: 828

Communities near Argura ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Argura.

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 Argura. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Argura.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Argura. 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 Argura.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Argura. See our Newspapers Page for Argura.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Argura ...

Looking for more information about Argura? 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 Argura, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Argura.

Adding Argura to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Argura 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 Argura was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Argura post office opened in 1901. The Argura post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Argura.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Argura - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/