Welcome to Argonne ...

Argonne is located in Forest County<1>.

The location of Argonne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Argonne: (715) & (534)<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)
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
  • Hiles is located in Forest County
• Atkins
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Forest County
• Gagen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
  • Gagen is located in Oneida County
• 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
• Post Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
  • Post Lake is located in Langlade 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.<5>

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/