Argo, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Mount Pleasant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75558. The Survey maps it on the Wilkinson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Wilkinson quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
322 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 322 fires within 5 miles of Argo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,043 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 235 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-925 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-097 |
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-898 |
| 3 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN-527 |
| 3 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 263 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 354 |
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 168 E I30 |
| 29 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 205 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Argo: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Argo in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Hail | Argo | - | Ping pong ball size hail reported north of Mount Pleasant near the intersection of County Road 3265 and County Road 3250. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argo | - | Trees downed along County Road 3350. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argo | - | Multiple highway signs were blown down along I-30. A few trees were also downed as well in the northern part of Titus County along I-30. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Argo | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Argo | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hill | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Gladewater | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Midway | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Lone Star | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Old Union | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Cookville | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Green Hill | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| White Oak | 6.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380819. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




