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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>

The ZIP code for Argonne: 54511<4>

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)
    • Crandon is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Hiles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hiles is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
  • Atkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Atkins is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Gagen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gagen is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
  • Laona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Laona is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
  • Mole Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
  • Jennings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennings is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Monico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Monico is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
  • Padus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Padus is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
  • Pelican Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake

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 (so far) for Argonne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Argonne post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Argonne.

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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Argonne). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Argonne or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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/