Fargo, Indiana
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Fargo, Indiana | |
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  Fargo  Fargo | |
| Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 86°29′00″W / 38.40000°N 86.48333°WCoordinates: 38°24′00″N 86°29′00″W / 38.40000°N 86.48333°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Orange |
| Township | Greenfield |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47454 |
| Area codes | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 450905[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 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargo, Indiana
- ↑ "USGS detail on Fargo - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2017-05-04.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 502. Search this book on
- ↑ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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