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 251 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Homer had a population of 520 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Winnebago
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dakota City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sergeant Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Ellen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Sioux City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sioux City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Covington ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Covington is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Albaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Luton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
- Sloan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Pender
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ponca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Landing ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Landing is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
- Hornick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Climbing Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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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