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 to be known as Fargo.[3] A post office was established under the Fargo name in 1893, and remained in operation until 1904.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargo, Ohio
  2. 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 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.



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