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 3,016 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Homer had a population of 3,080 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Cortland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Groton City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- South Cortland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Cortland is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cortland
- Blodgett Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Preble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McLean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Virgil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dresserville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Spafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Spafford
- Groton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cheningo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cheningo is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheningo
- Truxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sempronius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
- Glen Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Crains Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tully Lake Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tully Lake Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully Lake Park
- Peruville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Virgil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Virgil is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Virgil
- Messengerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Freetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Freetown is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Tully
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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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