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Fargo, Indiana

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Fargo is an unincorporated community in Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A variant name is Pittsburgh.[1] The community's original name is probably for the local Pitman family.[2]

A post office was established under the name Fargo in 1888, and remained in operation until 1928.[3]

References

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