Fargo, Ohio

Fargo is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Fargo was originally called Olmsteadville, and under the latter name was platted in 1838 by Francis C. Olmstead, and named for him.[2] The community was later called Morton's Corners, after a family who kept a store there.[2] Morton's Corners eventually became known as Fargo.[3] A post office was established under the Fargo name in 1893, and remained in operation until 1904.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargo, Ohio
  2. ^ a b Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 382.
  3. ^ Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 383.
  4. ^ "Morrow County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

40°21′29″N 82°49′53″W / 40.35806°N 82.83139°W / 40.35806; -82.83139


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