Welcome to Argentum ...

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

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

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Argentum would have been located within present day Esmeralda County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Argentum is 4,530 feet [1,381 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Argentum is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Argentum was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Argentum was located: 775

Communities Also Named Argentum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Argentum: This one is located in Esmeralda County and the other is located in Lander County.

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

Communities near Argentum ...

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

• Candelaria ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Candelaria is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
• Metallic City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Metallic City is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
  • Metallic City has also been known as:
  • Pickhandle Gulch
• Coaldale ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale has also been known as:
  • Coaldale Junction
• Candelaria Junction ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Candelaria Junction is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria Junction
• Tonopah Junction ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tonopah Junction is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah Junction
• Blair Junction ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
• Camp Douglas ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Camp Douglas is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
• Mina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mina is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <4>
• Marietta ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Marietta is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
• Mount Montgomery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Montgomery is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Montgomery

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

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

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