Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Homer (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Homer. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Homer is located in Logan County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Logan County: Butler, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Warren & Robertson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Homer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homer:
- Logan County (The home county of Homer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Lost City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Agnes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- South Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Cave Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Ferguson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Schochoh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Trammel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Pope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Quality
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Harreldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Richelieu
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Dunbar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mining City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Morgantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Bluff Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fearsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Edmonson County
- Roundhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Dunmor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Skilesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Belton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Ennis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Beechmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Browder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Nonnell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Bevier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Cromwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Echols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Rockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Select
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Ceralvo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- McHenry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Beaver Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Neosheo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Salmons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Prices Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Black Jack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Sharon Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Clifty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Elkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allegre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Allensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Kirkmansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hadensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Guthrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Hadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Rockland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Woodburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Springhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Bowling Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Richardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Drake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Plum Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Anna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Alvaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gotts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Barren Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Orlinda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Black Jack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Cedar Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
- Mulloy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Sumner County (TN)
- Mitchellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Homer, see our County-by-County Page for Homer.
Cemeteries Near Homer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homer.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Homer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Homer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Epleys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pillow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gasper River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kennerlys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bibbs Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Felts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orange Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Githens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Homer had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Costelow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Costelow is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costelow
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Epleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Epleys is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epleys
- Gasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gasper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasper
- Edwards
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edwards is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harreldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Wolf Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spa is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spa
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunmor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Homer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homer.
Newspapers Published in Homer ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homer, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Homer:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Edmonson County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Robertson County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Homer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |