Fargo, Ohio

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Fargo is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Fargo was originally called Olmsteadville, and under the latter name was platted in 1838 by Francis C. Olmstead, and named for him. [2] The community was later called Morton's Corners, after a family who kept a store there. [2] Morton's Corners eventually became known as Fargo. [3] A post office was established under the Fargo name in 1893, and remained in operation until 1904. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargo, Ohio
  2. 1 2 Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  382.
  3. ↑ Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  383.
  4. ↑ "Morrow County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

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