Welcome to Homestead ...
So far, we found very little information about Homestead. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Homestead to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Homestead, please Contact Us.
Homestead was located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Homestead would have been located within present day Carter County<2>.
The location of Homestead has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Homestead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
When the people of Homestead referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Homesteader<4>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Homestead is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: The area where Homestead was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Homestead once stood is in the (573) area code.
Communities Also Named Homestead ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Homestead: This one is located in Carter County and the other is located in Ray County.
Beyond Missouri, there are 39 communities that are also named Homestead - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (6), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, 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.
- Poplar Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <6>
- Doniphan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Doniphan is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <6>
- Naylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Ellsinore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
- Ellsinore is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <6>
- Williamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <6>
- Grandin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mill Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Fairdealing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdealing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Gamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Oxly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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.
Adding Homestead to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Homestead 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 for Homestead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Homestead post office opened in 1897.
We also found Homestead on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Homestead.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 Homestead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Homestead refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Homestead may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Homestead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |