Welcome to Foraker ...

Foraker is located in Hardin County<1>.

The location of Foraker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foraker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Foraker is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Foraker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Foraker ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hardinohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Foraker, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Foraker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Foraker - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Montana, Oklahoma and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foraker.

Communities near Foraker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foraker.

• Lima
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <4>
• Kenton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <4>
• Ada
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Ada is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <4>
• Bluffton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Forest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
• Arlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Russells Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
  • Russells Point is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <4>
• Lakeview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <4>
• Dunkirk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
• Alger
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
  • Alger is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alger <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Foraker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foraker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foraker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foraker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foraker. See our Newspapers Page for Foraker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foraker ...

Looking for more information about Foraker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Foraker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Foraker.

Adding Foraker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foraker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Foraker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Foraker post office opened in 1883.

We also found Foraker in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foraker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foraker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/