Welcome to Argo ...

So far, we found very little information about Argo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Argo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Argo, please Contact Us.

Argo would have been located within present day Burt County<2>.

The location of Argo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Argo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Argo is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Argo was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Argo still existed, it would have been in the (402) & (531)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Argo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Argo - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Argo.

Communities near Argo ...

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

• West Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • West Point has also been known as:
  • Westpoint
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <6>
• Tekamah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekamah
  • Tekamah is located in Burt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekamah <6>
• Arlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
• Oakland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Burt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <6>
• Hooper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
  • Hooper is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <6>
• Lyons
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Burt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <6>
• Scribner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
  • Scribner is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scribner <6>
• Nickerson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickerson
  • Nickerson is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickerson <6>
• Snyder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Snyder is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <6>
• Herman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Herman is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <6>

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

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

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

Adding Argo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Argo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Argo was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Argo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/