Foraker, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Foraker is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Foraker was originally called Oakland, and under the latter name was laid out in 1886.[2] The present name is for Joseph B. Foraker, 37th Governor of Ohio.[3] A post office called Foraker was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1941.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foraker, Ohio
- ^ Kohler, Minnie Ichler (1910). A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests,. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 192.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 45.
- ^ "Hardin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of Hardin County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Kenton
- Kenton
- Ada
- Alger
- Dunkirk
- Forest‡
- McGuffey
- Mount Victory
- Patterson
- Ridgeway‡
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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40°40′39″N 83°44′30″W / 40.67750°N 83.74167°W / 40.67750; -83.74167
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