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Nearest Communities to Homer,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Homer, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Homer:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Homer.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Homer is located in Dakota County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dakota County: Woodbury (IA), Dixon, Thurston & Union (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 82 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Homer. Of these communities, 72 are located in counties other than Dakota County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Homer (which is Dakota County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Homer

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Dakota County   (where Homer resides)
    • County Seat for Dakota:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Homer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Homer.
      • Hubbard
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dakota City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Millis Beach
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Beach
        • Millis Beach is located in Dakota County
      • North Shore
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
        • North Shore is located in Dakota County
      • Nacora
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nacora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacora
        • Nacora is located in Dakota County
      • Jackson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
        • Jackson is located in Dakota County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
      • South Sioux City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sioux City
        • South Sioux City is located in Dakota County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,833 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Sioux City <3>
      • Covington ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
        • Covington is located in Dakota County
      • Goodwin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
        • Goodwin is located in Dakota County
      • Willis
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Burt County
  • Cuming County
  • Dixon County
  • Thurston County
    • County Seat for Thurston:   Pender
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Homer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Homer.
      • Winnebago
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
        • Winnebago is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <3>
      • Walthill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
        • Walthill is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <3>
      • Thurston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
        • Thurston is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurston <3>
      • Macy
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
        • Macy is located in Thurston County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macy <3>
      • Rosalie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
        • Rosalie is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalie <3>
      • Pender
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County
    • County Website:   www.county.waynene.org/
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Wayne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Homer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Homer.
      • Wayne
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
        • Wayne is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <3>
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Wayne
        • From Homer to Wayne
      • Altona
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
        • Altona is located in Wayne County
  • Monona County
    • County Seat for Monona:   Onawa (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Homer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Homer.
      • Albaton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Landing ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
        • Maple Landing is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Whiting
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rodney
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Kennebec
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennebec have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
        • Kennebec is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Onawa
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ticonic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ticonic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonic
        • Ticonic is located in Monona County (IA)
  • Plymouth County
    • County Website:   www.co.plymouth.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Plymouth:   Le Mars (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Homer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Homer.
      • Brookdale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
        • Brookdale is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Yeomans
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeomans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
        • Yeomans is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • James
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Potosia
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potosia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
        • Potosia is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Wren
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
        • Wren is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Millnerville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Adaville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Neptune
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neptune have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
        • Neptune is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Westfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
        • Westfield is located in Plymouth County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
      • Merrill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
        • Merrill is located in Plymouth County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <3>
  • Woodbury County
    • County Website:   www.woodbury-ia.com/
    • County Seat for Woodbury:   Sioux City (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Homer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Homer.
      • Estates West
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estates West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estates West
        • Estates West is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Sergeant Bluff
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
        • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <3>
      • Salix
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
        • Salix is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salix <3>
      • Glen Ellen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sioux City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Morningside
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morningside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
        • Morningside is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Luton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
        • Luton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Riverside
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Regency of Sioux City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency of Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency of Sioux City
        • Regency of Sioux City is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Sloan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
        • Sloan is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <3>
      • Mount Lucia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lucia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lucia
        • Mount Lucia is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Bronson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
        • Bronson is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Holiday Village
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
          • Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Springdale
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
          • Springdale is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Leeds
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
          • Leeds is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Owego
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
          • Owego is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Evergreen Village
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
          • Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Lawton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
          • Lawton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
        • Climbing Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Holly Springs
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
          • Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Hornick
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
          • Hornick is located in Woodbury County (IA)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
        • Moville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
          • Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Smithland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Oto
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
          • Oto is located in Woodbury County (IA)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Oto
          • From Homer to Oto
  • Union County
    • County Seat for Union:   Elk Point (SD)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Homer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Homer.
      • Dakota Dunes
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Sioux City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sioux City
        • North Sioux City is located in Union County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Sioux City <3>
      • McCook Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCook Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
        • McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jefferson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
        • Jefferson is located in Union County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <3>
      • Elk Point
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
        • Elk Point is located in Union County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <3>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Homer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3214, Longitude: -96.4909    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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