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 382 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Utica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brandon is located in Knox County
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- Highwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Morgan Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morgan Center is located in Knox County
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- Hunt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
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- Milfordton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
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- Lock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lock is located in Licking County
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- Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Licking County
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- Fredonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Licking County
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- New Way ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Bangs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
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- Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Saint Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
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- Vanatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vanatta is located in Licking County
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- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Croton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Croton is located in Licking County
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- Gambier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilkins Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
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- Long Run ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Bladensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pipesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
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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