Welcome to Homestead ...

Homestead is located in Blaine County<1>.

The location of Homestead has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Homestead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

When the people of Homestead refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Homesteader<3>

Homestead is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Homestead lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Homestead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Homestead - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (6), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Homestead.

Communities near Homestead ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Homestead.

• Fairview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>
• Okeene
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeene
  • Okeene is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okeene <5>
• Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Ringwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
  • Ringwood is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <5>
• Cleo Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleo Springs
  • Cleo Springs is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleo Springs <5>
• Longdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Longdale is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longdale <5>
• Ames
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <5>
• Hitchcock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
  • Hitchcock is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <5>
• Loyal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
  • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <5>
• Isabella
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
  • Isabella is located in Major County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabella <5>

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 Homestead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Homestead.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Homestead. 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 Homestead.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Homestead. See our Newspapers Page for Homestead.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homestead ...

Looking for more information about Homestead? 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 Homestead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Homestead.

Adding Homestead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Homestead 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 Homestead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Homestead post office opened in 1893.

We also found Homestead in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Homestead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homestead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/