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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Homer Junction (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Homer Junction. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Homer Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Homer Junction: Homer Jct. (or less commonly used: Homer Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Homer Junction is located in McCulloch County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McCulloch County: Brown, Coleman, Concho, Mason, Menard & San Saba.

Below are the counties that are near Homer Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homer Junction:

  • McCulloch County     (The home county of Homer Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homer Junction, with the one closest to Homer Junction listed first.
    • Melvin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in McCulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <2>
    • Brady
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Brady is located in McCulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <2>
    • Pear Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
      • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
    • Lohn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lohn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohn
      • Lohn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lohn <2>
    • Calf Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
      • Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
    • Doole ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
      • Doole is located in McCulloch County
    • Rochelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <2>
    • Waldrip
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrip have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
    • Voca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voca
      • Voca is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voca <2>
  • Coleman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homer Junction, with the one closest to Homer Junction listed first.
    • Rockwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Whon ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
      • Whon is located in Coleman County
    • Gouldbusk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Concho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homer Junction, with the one closest to Homer Junction listed first.
    • Eden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Concho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
    • Millersview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Live Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Concho County
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homer Junction, with the one closest to Homer Junction listed first.
    • Streeter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
      • Streeter is located in Mason County
    • Fredonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
      • Grit is located in Mason County
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homer Junction, with the one closest to Homer Junction listed first.
    • Hext
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Menard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Homer Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Homer Junction.

Newspapers Published in Homer Junction ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homer Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homer Junction, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homer Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Homer Junction:

Cemeteries Near Homer Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homer Junction.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Homer Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Homer Junction, with the one closest to Homer Junction listed first.

  • Melvin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll Colony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Colony Cemetery
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
  • Loveless Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loveless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loveless Cemetery
  • Lohn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lohn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lohn Cemetery
  • Sudduth Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sudduth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sudduth Cemetery
  • Marion Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Fife Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fife Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fife Cemetery
  • Hext Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hext Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hext Cemetery
  • Camp San Saba Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp San Saba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp San Saba Cemetery
  • Rochelle Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochelle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochelle Cemetery
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Chaffin Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaffin Cemetery
    • Eden Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Homer Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Homer Junction.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Homer Junction, with the one closest to Homer Junction listed first.

  • Brady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Brady is located in McCulloch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <2>
  • Rochelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <2>
  • Camp San Saba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp San Saba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp San Saba
    • Camp San Saba is located in McCulloch County
  • Waldrip
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrip have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
    • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
  • Eden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Concho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
  • Voca
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voca
    • Voca is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voca <2>
  • Katemcy
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katemcy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katemcy
    • Katemcy is located in Mason County
  • Rockwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Streeter
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
    • Streeter is located in Mason County
  • Fredonia
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Homer Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homer Junction.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homer Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Homer Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homer Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1649, Longitude: -99.5101       In this case, the coordinates for Homer Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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