Welcome to Foraker ...
Foraker is located in Magoffin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Foraker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Foraker is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Foraker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Foraker: 606
Communities Also Named Foraker ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Foraker - they are located in Indiana, Montana, Ohio, 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.
- West Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Sublett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Bays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bays have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Rousseau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rousseau have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Elsie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
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.<6>
From that list, the Foraker post office opened in 1906.
We also found Foraker on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Foraker.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foraker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |