Homer, Indiana

Homer, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Homer, Indiana
Homer, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 85°34′41″W / 39.57806°N 85.57806°W / 39.57806; -85.57806Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 85°34′41″W / 39.57806°N 85.57806°W / 39.57806; -85.57806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Rush
Township Walker
Elevation 935 ft (285 m)
ZIP code 46146
GNIS feature ID 436372[1]

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

Geography

It lies along State Road 44, west-southwest of the city of Rushville, the county seat of Rush County.[3] 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).[4]

History

Homer was originally called Slabtown, and under the latter name had its start around 1850 when a sawmill was established at that point.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Homer, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ↑ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer, 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 46. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  4. ↑ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.
  5. ↑ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 669.
  6. ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1967-1968,' Biographical Sketch of Marjorie Pebworth, pg. 203


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