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 in 1895, Homer had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Homer, with the one closest to Homer listed first.
- Homerville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Homerville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
- Pawnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lodi
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Burbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Congress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Penfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Penfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Redhaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Semples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Semples is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semples
- Nova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wellington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nankin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nankin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
- Lattasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Golden Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
- Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Chippewa Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <2>
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
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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