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Welcome to Homer ...

Homer is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Homer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

When the people of Homer refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Homerite<2>

Homer is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Homer: 515

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, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, 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.

  • Fort Dodge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Webster City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jewell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jewell has also been known as:
    • Jewell Junction
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <4>
  • Gowrie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stratford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Otho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Otho is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <4>
  • Ellsworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Stanhope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Lehigh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Homer post office opened in 1853. The Homer post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Homer.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Homer refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Homer may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Homer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/