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Welcome to Homeland ...

Homeland is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Homeland is located in Howell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Homeland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Homeland is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Homeland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Homeland: 417

Communities Also Named Homeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Homeland - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Hawaii, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Homeland ...

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

  • West Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Viola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Viola is located in Fulton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <3>
  • Bakersfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Koshkonong
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Brandsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Brandsville is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Cottbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cottbus is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
  • Pottersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pottersville is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Chapin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chapin is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Caulfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lebo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lebo is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homeland ...

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

Adding Homeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Homeland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Homeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Homeland post office opened in 1873. The Homeland post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Homeland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Howell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Homeland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/