Argo is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in northwest Crawford County, in the U.S. state of

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. The community is on a ridge northwest of the

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. The site is located on

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about five miles northwest of

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and Interstate 44.

History

A post office called Argo was established in 1849, and discontinued in 1906. The community most likely was named after the mythological ship ''

Argo In Greek mythology the ''Argo'' (; in Greek: ) was a ship built with the help of the gods that Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The ship has gone on to be used as a motif in a variety of sour ...

''. In 1925, Argo had 24 inhabitants.

References

Unincorporated communities in Crawford County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{CrawfordCountyMO-geo-stub