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 226 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Manilla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gowdy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rays Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meltzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmers is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Prescott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Downeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Downeyville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downeyville
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- New Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Sexton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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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