Abandoned Record
About Foraker
Foraker is a town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for Ohio Senator Joseph B. Foraker.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Foraker, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Foraker is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Foraker
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1916 Foraker sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Enid sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Enid sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Foraker South sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Pawhuska sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Foraker
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Foraker": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Foraker, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q925091.
- USGS GNIS 1092923.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).