Fargo, Indiana

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Fargo, Indiana
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Coordinates: 38°24′00″N86°29′00″W / 38.40000°N 86.48333°W / 38.40000; -86.48333 Coordinates: 38°24′00″N86°29′00″W / 38.40000°N 86.48333°W / 38.40000; -86.48333
Country United States
State Indiana
County Orange
Township Greenfield
Elevation
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653 ft (199 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47454
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID450905 [1]

Fargo is an unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

An old variant name of the community was called Pittsburgh. [2] The community's original name is probably for the local Pitman family. [3]

A post office was established under the name Fargo in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargo, Indiana
  2. "USGS detail on Fargo - Variant Citation" . Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  3. History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p.  502.
  4. "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 September 2015.