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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 1,063 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Homer had a population of 1,643 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.

  • Clarendon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clarendon is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Condit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Condit is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
  • Eckford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eckford is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckford
  • Butler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Litchfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Albion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pulaski
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pulaski is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tekonsha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Marengo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • South Butler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Butler is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
  • Marshall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Girard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Allen is located in Hillsdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
  • Jonesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Spring Arbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Parma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Devereaux
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rice Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Burlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Burlington is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Quincy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Horton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hodunk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ceresco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco

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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