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Welcome to Argenta ...

Argenta is located on the South Texas Plains.

Argenta is located in Live Oak County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Argenta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Argenta: From the Latin word for silver: 'argentum'.

Argenta is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Argenta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Argenta: 361

Communities Also Named Argenta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Argenta - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Michigan (2), Montana, Nevada and Utah.

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

Communities near Argenta ...

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

  • Beeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mathis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <3>
  • George West
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake City is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • San Patricio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Lakeside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Pernitas Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
  • Vahlsing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vahlsing is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vahlsing
  • Edgewater - Paisano
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Argenta ...

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

Adding Argenta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Argenta post office opened in 1911. The Argenta post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Argenta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Live Oak, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Argenta - 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/