Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: maps from 1895 on and old-book passages.
The Argyle post office opened in 1805, the earliest record of the town by name.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Argyle’s history is told.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Argyle. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Argyle.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Argyle yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Its first post office opened in 1805. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 306 to 289 (-6%).
Passages that mention Argyle, cut from the printed page as they were published.
School. He was engaged in farming from 1881 to 1883, and in the mercantile business from 1885 to 1890, when he embarked in the hotel business, in which he built “The Oaks,” at Lake Cossayuna, in the town of Argyle. Mr. Hall is an affable and genial gentleman, and his hotel is a favorite resort, not only on this account, but also because of its beautiful surroundings on this picturesque lake.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Charles H. Fullerton was born in the town of Argyle, Washington County, May 18, 1852, and was educated at the Argyle Academy. When twenty years of age, in 1872, he left school and began farming with his father. On January 9, 1884, he married Margaret C. Cherry, of East Greenwich, N. Y., who was a graduate of the Salem Academy.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
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2003Argyle NY Fire-Rescue Department Fire Engine at July …Nobody well known was born in Argyle itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Argyle post office opened in 1805, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (18), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
