The story so far
Argyle, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Argyle yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 436 to 449 (+3%).
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History · Argyle
34% of Argyle’s homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1894 on.
0on the National Register
34%homes built before 1940
What stands out about Argyle’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Argyle’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.Every building
Argyle, building by building, 1894–1915
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
1894Sheet 1 of 1Edition
Sheets
BrickWoodStone
Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
Argyle, decade by decade
2014
2014
2004On the map
Argyle on the map, 1923 to 1962
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Argyle. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1923South Wayne sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Argyle.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Argyle
Nobody well known was born in Argyle itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Bob AndereggAmerican basketball player · b. 1937Places that used to be
Old burying grounds
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Argyle
Apple GroveCalvaryWoodlawnYellowstone Lutheran
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
AdamsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlanchardIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFayetteIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLamontIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWiota2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Argyle’s history
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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
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 (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.