Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Homer came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Homer in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Homer. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Homer data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Homer:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Homer was listed as Homer Courthouse.

Map from 1863 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Georgia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Homer in these Censuses: 2010. See our Census Page for Homer for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Homer. See our Misc Page for Homer for more information.