Homer, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Homer is located in Indiana
Homer
Homer
Homer is located in the United States
Homer
Homer
Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 85°34′41″W / 39.57806°N 85.57806°W / 39.57806; -85.57806
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRush
TownshipWalker
Elevation
[1]
906 ft (276 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46146
Area code765
GNIS feature ID436372

Homer (also Goddard or Slabtown) is an unincorporated community in central Walker Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] Although Homer is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 46146.[3]

History

Homer was originally called Slabtown, and under the latter name had its start around 1850 when a sawmill was established at that point.[4]

A post office was established under the name Goddard in 1840 and was discontinued in 1852. Another post office with the name Homer ran from 1854 to 2000.[5]

Geography

It lies along State Road 44, west-southwest of the city of Rushville, the county seat of Rush County.[6] Its elevation is 935 feet (285 m), and it is located at 39°34′41″N 85°34′41″W / 39.57806°N 85.57806°W / 39.57806; -85.57806 (39.5781027, -85.5780295).[7]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Homer, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 669.
  5. ↑ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer, 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 46. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  7. ↑ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.
  8. ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1967-1968,' Biographical Sketch of Marjorie Pebworth, pg. 203


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