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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.

  • Hewins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hewins is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
  • Osro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Osro is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
    • Osro has also been known as:
    • Osrow
    • Ozro Falls
    • Ozro
    • Ozrow
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Osro
    • From Foraker to Osro
  • Taussig
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Taussig is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
  • Cedar Vale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Maple City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hooser
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Elgin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Elgin has also been known as:
    • New Elgin
  • Pawhuska
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Wauneta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cameron
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silverdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
  • Gray Horse
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Dexter
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Chautauqua
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cloverdale is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
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  • Rogers
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Newkirk
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
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  • Sedan
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kildare
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kildare is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Chilocco
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Peru
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Peru is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Arkansas City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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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