Fargo, Indiana

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

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargo, Indiana
↑ 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 19 September 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Orange County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Paoli

Towns	French Lick Orleans Paoli West Baden Springs

Townships	French Lick Greenfield Jackson Northeast Northwest Orangeville Orleans Paoli Southeast Stampers Creek

Unincorporated communities	Abydel Bacon Bonds Bromer Chambersburg Ethel Fargo Greenbrier Hindostan Leipsic Millersburg Newton Stewart Norton‡ Orangeville Pearsontown Pine Valley Prospect Pumpkin Center Rego Roland Scarlet Syria Valeene Woodlawn Grove Youngs Creek

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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