Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Fargo, Indiana | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 86°29′00″W / 38.40000°N 86.48333°W / 38.40000; -86.48333 | |
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 code(s) | 812, 930 |
GNIS feature ID | 450905 |
Fargo is an unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
An old variant name of the community was called Pittsburgh. The community's original name is probably for the local Pitman family.
A post office was established under the name Fargo in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargo, Indiana
- "USGS detail on Fargo - Variant Citation". Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 502.
- "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
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County seat: Paoli | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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