Welcome to Argonne ...
Argonne is located in Forest County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Argonne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.
Argonne is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Argonne lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Argonne: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Argonne ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Argonne - they are located in Minnesota, South Dakota and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Argonne.
Communities near Argonne ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Argonne.
- Crandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Hiles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Atkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Gagen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Laona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Mole Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jennings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Monico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Padus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Pelican Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
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 Argonne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Argonne.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Argonne. 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 Argonne.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Argonne. See our Newspapers Page for Argonne.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Argonne ...
Looking for more information about Argonne? 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 Argonne, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Argonne.
Adding Argonne to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Argonne 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 for Argonne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Argonne post office opened in 1921.
We also found Argonne on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Argonne.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Argonne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Argonne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Argonne area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Argonne area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |