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Fargo, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 86°29′00″W / 38.40000°N 86.48333°W / 38.40000; -86.48333
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Fargo, Indiana
Fargo is located in Indiana
Fargo
Fargo
Fargo is located in the United States
Fargo
Fargo
Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 86°29′00″W / 38.40000°N 86.48333°W / 38.40000; -86.48333
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOrange
TownshipGreenfield
Elevation653 ft (199 m)
Time zoneUTC-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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargo, Indiana
  2. ^ "USGS detail on Fargo - Variant Citation". Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  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 September 19, 2015.