Argyle

History

A post office called Argyle has been in operation since 1904. Argyle was named after the region of Argyll, in Scotland. A variant name was "Campbell's Switch".

Geography

Argyle is located in southern Osage County, within one-half mile of the Osage-Maries county line. A small area extends south of the county line into Maries County along Missouri routes T and AA. Argyle is on the north side of Loose Creek, approximately west of the Maries River. It is on Missouri Route T, and Koeltztown lies about to the north. Vienna is about to the southeast in Maries County, and Jefferson City, the state capital, is to the northwest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land, except for Loose Creek. Via the Maries River, Argyle is part of the Osage River watershed leading north to the Missouri River.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  68
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  63
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  58
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  55
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  51
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  50
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  44
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  44