Welcome to Homer ...Homer is located in San Bernardino County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Homer, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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<2> Homer is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Homer is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Homer lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Homer and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not. Area Codes for Homer: 760 & 442<4> Communities Also Named Homer ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Homer - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (3), 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 (so far) for Homer was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Homer. Footnotes ...
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