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Welcome to Homer ...Homer is located in Medina County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Homer, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> The pronunciation of Homer: HOH-mur<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Homer, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Homer refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Homerite<4> Homer is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Homer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Homer: (330) and (234)<6> Communities Also Named Homer ...While we believe that this Homer is located in Medina County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Homer. Those communities are located in the following counties: Licking and Union County. Beyond Ohio, there are 30 communities that are also named Homer - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Homer. Communities near Homer ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Homer.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Homer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Homer. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Homer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homer. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Homer. See our Newspapers Page for Homer. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homer ...Looking for more information about Homer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Homer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Homer. Adding Homer to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Homer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Homer was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Homer. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Medina County: www.co.medina.oh.us/ The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/ Footnotes ...
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