Foraker, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Foraker is an unincorporated town in Union Township
, Elkhart County
, Indiana
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The original town of Foraker, named after Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Harding Co., Ohio, was located on the land of Samuel Yoder, 1 mile east and ½ mile south of the present Foraker. The Chicago and Canada Southern Railway bought land from Samuel Yoder & Jonas Kauffman in 1872. Work was started on the Wabash Railroad in 1891. The railroad did not want to put the station in at Foraker, but a mile west and north, so it was decided to move the town to its present location. The old Foraker consisted of one store, which was built and operated by Noah Yoder, son of Samuel Yoder. (Source: The Foraker Truth, May 1, 1925)
Once the railroad began to run through in 1893, the new town soon grew to include a general store, a cider mill, and a harness shop. Later were built a bank, a church, and a feed mill. The feed mill remains, along with a lumber and coal store, but with the demise of the railroad, Foraker has otherwise ceased to be a commercial center for the area.
Foraker has its own fire department.
Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
Union Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,827.-Unincorporated towns:* Foraker* Gravelton-Adjacent townships:...
, Elkhart County
Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. Much of the county is in the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Geography
The small North-central Indiana community of Foraker is located at 41°30′57"N 85°55′27"W. The town spreads south and west from the corner of CR 142 and CR 13.The original town of Foraker, named after Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Harding Co., Ohio, was located on the land of Samuel Yoder, 1 mile east and ½ mile south of the present Foraker. The Chicago and Canada Southern Railway bought land from Samuel Yoder & Jonas Kauffman in 1872. Work was started on the Wabash Railroad in 1891. The railroad did not want to put the station in at Foraker, but a mile west and north, so it was decided to move the town to its present location. The old Foraker consisted of one store, which was built and operated by Noah Yoder, son of Samuel Yoder. (Source: The Foraker Truth, May 1, 1925)
Once the railroad began to run through in 1893, the new town soon grew to include a general store, a cider mill, and a harness shop. Later were built a bank, a church, and a feed mill. The feed mill remains, along with a lumber and coal store, but with the demise of the railroad, Foraker has otherwise ceased to be a commercial center for the area.
Foraker has its own fire department.