Foraker, Indiana

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Foraker is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.

History

Foraker was founded in 1892 when the Wabash Railroad was extended to that point.{{cite book|last=Deahl|first=Anthony|title=A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Elkhart County, Indiana|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_eBcVAAAAYAAJ|year=1905|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_eBcVAAAAYAAJ/page/n154 123]}} It was named for Joseph B. Foraker, the 37th Governor of Ohio.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/134 134]|quote=The name honors Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio.}}

The Foraker post office was discontinued in 1966.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Elkhart |title=Elkhart County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=4 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904174431/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Elkhart |archivedate=4 September 2014 }}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Elkhart County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana