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]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargo, Ohio
- 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.
- 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.
- "Morrow County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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