Fargo, Indiana

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Fargo, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Fargo is located in Indiana
Fargo
Fargo
Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 86°29′00″W / 38.40000°N 86.48333°W / 38.40000; -86.48333Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 86°29′00″W / 38.40000°N 86.48333°W / 38.40000; -86.48333
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOrange
TownshipGreenfield
Elevation
[1]
653 ft (199 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47454
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID450905

Fargo is an unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History[]

An old variant name of the community was called Pittsburgh.[3] The community's original name is probably for the local Pitman family.[4]

A post office was established under the name Fargo in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.[5]

Geography[]

Fargo is located at

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38°24′00″N 86°29′00″W / 38.40000°N 86.48333°W / 38.40000; -86.48333.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ "Fargo, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "USGS detail on Fargo - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  4. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 502.
  5. ^ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 September 2015.


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