Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Homer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Homer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Cotnam
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Collinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chumley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chumley is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumley
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Leonard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Wills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Skirum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skirum
- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rodentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Portersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Yancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Keener
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Tabor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tabor is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Sand Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Geraldine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Floy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Duck Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
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- Slackland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slackland is located in Cherokee County
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- Mackey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Loveless
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Pulltight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pulltight is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
- Oak Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collbran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Rains ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Homer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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