Argo

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · NEBRASKA

A historical populated place in Burt County, Nebraska, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Argo
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Nebraska
County: Burt County
USGS Map: Nickerson NW
Coordinates: 41.7236047, -96.4441907
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GNIS Feature ID: 1892965

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

coordinates approximate

GNIS historical note

Named for the ship Argo, from Greek mythology. "Argo" is Greek for "swift." (NE-T18/p27)

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1892965. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Text Perkey, Elton A. Perkey's Nebraska Place-Names. Rev. ed. Lincoln, NE: Nebraska State Historical Society, 1995. 227 pages.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.