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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Homer had a population of 917 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Homer had a population of 1,143 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Ogden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fithian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broadlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muncie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
- Mayview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Philo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Archie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Missionfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Palermo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Glenburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Fairland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Hildreth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hildreth is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
- Indianola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sellers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
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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