Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fargo (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fargo. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Fargo is located in Morrow County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morrow County: Crawford, Delaware, Knox, Marion & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Fargo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fargo:
- Morrow County (The home county of Fargo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- Marengo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Vails Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Cardington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Edison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- Galion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crestline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Robinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- East Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Olive Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- North Condit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Condit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- South Condit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Berkshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Alum Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- Westerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Central College ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Flint ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Blendon Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Huber Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- New Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Gould Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Minerva Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Riverlea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- Centerburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Five Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Bangs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Green Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Dorema
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Batemantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Green ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Lock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Johnstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Beech ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- New Way ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Highwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Utica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- Plain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- Waldo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newmans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Martel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Logan ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Ruth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- New Bloomington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Morral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- Bellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Alta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ontario
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- Jerome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Magnetic Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Richwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New California
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Pharisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Marysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Wyandot County
- Wyandot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fargo, see our County-by-County Page for Fargo.
Cemeteries Near Fargo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fargo.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fargo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fargo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- Fargo Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pagetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Fargo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
- The Stark Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olive Green Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
- Porter - Stark Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #677213 <2>
- Davy's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy's Cemetery
- The Davy's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunkard Cemetery
- Preacher Davey's Cemetery
- Preacher Daveys Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375381 <2>
- Alum Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stantontown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodbury Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (508 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosencrans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Fargo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fargo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fargo, with the one closest to Fargo listed first.
- Pagetown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pagetown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Marengo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Kilbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kilbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
- Rich Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Berkshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Condit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alum Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Centerburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leonardsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fargo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fargo.
Newspapers Published in Fargo ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fargo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fargo, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fargo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fargo:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morrow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Richland County
- Union County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fargo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fargo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |