Welcome to Foraker ...

Foraker is located in Dickenson 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 1904.

Foraker is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Foraker: (276)

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, Ohio and Oklahoma.

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.

• Norton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Wise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
• Jenkins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
• Coeburn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <4>
• Whitesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
• Appalachia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <4>
• Clintwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <4>
• Pound
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <4>
• Elkhorn City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <4>
• Saint Paul
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1904.

We also found Foraker on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

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 Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/