Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Foraker in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foraker. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foraker listed first.
- Hendricks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Rousseau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Swampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swampton is located in Magoffin County
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- Hager
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hager is located in Magoffin County
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- Gapville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
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- Gypsy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
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- Ivyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
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- Lykins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lykins is located in Magoffin County
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- Lickburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lickburg is located in Magoffin County
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- Rock Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Magoffin County
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- Taulbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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- Caney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caney is located in Morgan County
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- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
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- Lee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
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- Gillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gillmore is located in Wolfe County
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- Quicksand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Morgan County
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- Oil Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
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- Sellars
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sellars is located in Morgan County
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- Paxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Paxton is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodloe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Dotson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
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- Bonanza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
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- Daysboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daysboro is located in Wolfe County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Foraker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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