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.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Argo is 4,070 feet [1,241 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Argo is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Argo was located: 775

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, Nebraska, 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.

• Fernley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fernley is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernley
  • Estimated population in 2015: 19,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernley <4>
• Hazen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hazen is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
• Wadsworth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wadsworth is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <4>
• Diatom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Diatom is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
• Lahontan City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
• Silver Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Silver Springs is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <4>
• Thisby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Thisby is located in Storey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
• Olinghouse ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
• Ragtown ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ragtown is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
• Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance

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 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 Argo was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Argo.