Welcome to Homestead ...

Homestead is located in Dearborn County<1>.

The location of Homestead has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Homestead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

When the people of Homestead refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Homesteader<3>

Homestead is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Homestead lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Homestead is within the boundaries of the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Homestead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Homestead - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (6), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Homestead.

Communities near Homestead ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Homestead.

• Cincinnati
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <5>
• Covington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Florence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Erlanger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <5>
• Newport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
• Harrison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
• North College Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North College Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North College Hill
  • North College Hill is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,246 people
• Edgewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <5>
• Elsmere
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,646 people
• Fort Mitchell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mitchell
  • Fort Mitchell is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mitchell <5>

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 Homestead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Homestead.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Homestead. 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 Homestead.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Homestead. See our Newspapers Page for Homestead.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homestead ...

Looking for more information about Homestead? 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 Homestead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Homestead.

Adding Homestead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Homestead 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 for Homestead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Homestead post office opened in 1895.

We also found Homestead on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Homestead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homestead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dearborn County: www.dearborncounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov