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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Foraker had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Foraker, with the one closest to Foraker listed first.
- McGuffey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jumbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Alger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Kenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Newton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Roundhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yelverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yelverton is located in Hardin County
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- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
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- Dunkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Stark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
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- Belle Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
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- Hassan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hassan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassan
- McVitty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
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- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
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- New Hampshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
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- Big Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
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- Pfeiffer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
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- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Northwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Northwood is located in Logan County
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- Ridgeway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hepburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
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- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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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