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Welcome to Homer Junction ...

Homer Junction is located in Hill Country.

Homer Junction is located in McCulloch County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Homer Junction: Homer Jct. (or less commonly used: Homer Jctn.)

Homer Junction is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Homer Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Homer Junction: 325

Communities near Homer Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Homer Junction.

  • Brady
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brady is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <3>
  • Melvin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pear Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
  • Lohn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Calf Creek ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
  • Doole ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Doole is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
  • Camp San Saba
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp San Saba is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp San Saba
  • Rochelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Waldrip
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Homer Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Homer Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Homer Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homer Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Homer Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Homer Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homer Junction ...

Looking for more information about Homer Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Homer Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Homer Junction.

Adding Homer Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Homer Junction in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Homer Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Homer Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including McCulloch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Homer Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.