RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Nebraska >> Burt County >> ArgoIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Nebraska

The Commemorative Quarter for Nebraska





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 (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 the earliest mention that we've 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

Argo would have been located 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)
  • Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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)
  • Nickerson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Snyder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Herman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Argo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Burt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Argo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Nov 2024