A visit to the Homer Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Homer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Homer Cemetery (FG ID #95113).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Homer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Homer Cemetery:
42.3681, -93.9093
The Homer Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Webster City. Webster City lies just to the northeast of the Homer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Homer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Homer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Homer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hartman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Vegars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vegars Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegars Cemetery
- Neese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ober & Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ober & Scott Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober & Scott Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Blanchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- Hooks Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Border Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Low Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Low Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graceland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- South Marion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Homer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Homer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stratford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brushy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Border Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lehigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duncombe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Webster City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evanston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kamrar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Otho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palm Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Jewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woolstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harcourt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Pilot Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mackey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Boxholm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Fort Dodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Homer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Homer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boxholm
- Dayton
- Duncombe
- Fort Dodge
- Jewell
- Lehigh
- Pilot Mound
- Stanhope
- Stratford
- Webster City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Homer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hamilton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Homer Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95113
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457594 (Homer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457594 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stratford
- Location given for Homer Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3680301 Lon: -93.909115
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Homer Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |