What the record shows
The federal survey describes the site: coordinates approximate
Founded in 1858 by German settlers from Buffalo, New York, who named the community for French Astronomer and philosopher Dominique Francois Arago (1786-1853). Arago was the first community to be incorporated by the State Legislature on 10 January 1860. (NE-T18/p118)
Aragoappears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.
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