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 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.
- Boscobel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Fennimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Lancaster Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
- Blue River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Werley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Westport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Byrds Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrds Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
- Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
- Boydtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Woodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Mount Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Stitzer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former name for Centreville:
- Dry Bone
- Excelsior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Muscoda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Annaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Montfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Balmoral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Basswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Steuben
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Cobb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Avoca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Five Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Richland County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |