Argonne, Green Valley Township, Miner County, South Dakota, United States

Overview of Argonne

• Name:
  Argonne
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Green Valley Township, Miner County, South Dakota, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Platted in 1889 and originally named St Marys, for the daughter of Dr Louis Gotthelf, the town site owner. When a post office was established in 1919, their choice of St Marys Post Office was already in use. The residents decided to name the town and post office Argonne to honor those Americans who figured prominently in the Battle of Meuse-Argonne. (SD_T17/p46)
• Surveys:
  Township 107 North, Range 57 West, Fifth Principal Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:44.073307544° 04' 23.9"N

  Longitude:-97.638684897° 38' 19.3"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Vilas 4.8 mi. SE
  • Roswell 5.4 mi. SW
  • Howard 7 mi. SE
  • Carthage 7.8 mi. NW
  • Fedora (Clinton Township) 8.8 mi. SW
  • Cloverleaf Colony (Grafton Township) 9.1 mi. NE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • IOOF (Howard Township) 4.2 mi. SE
  • Saint Nicholas (Roswell) 5.4 mi. SW
  • Roswell (Roswell Township) 6.1 mi. SW
  • Morgans (Miner Township) 6.6 mi. W
  • Pleasant View (Carthage Township) 7.3 mi. NW
  • Graceland (Howard Township) 7.4 mi. SE
  • Saint Johns (Howard) 7.7 mi. SE
  • Saint Josephs (Howard) 7.7 mi. SE
  • Trinity Lutheran (Carthage Township) 8.2 mi. NW
  • Sacred Heart (Carthage Township) 8.3 mi. NW
  • Trinity (Redstone Township) 8.4 mi. NW
  • Belleview (Belleview Township) 8.8 mi. E
• Elevation:
  443 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  993605241
• Updated May 2, 2020