Homer, Kansas

Homer (also known as "Homer Station") is an unincorporated area in Russell County, Kansas, United States.[2] It lies on the border between Grant and Russell Townships.[3] There is no community or settlement at Homer.[4]

Homer, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Russell County (legend)
Homer
Homer
Coordinates: 38°52′10″N 98°47′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRussell
Founded1870s
Elevation
1,867 ft (569 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67665
GNIS ID484730[1]

History

Homer was once a stop on the Union Pacific Railroad.[5] A rural post office operated at the site from 1879 to 1887.[6]

Geography

Homer is located at 38°52′10″N 98°47′51″W (38.8694558, -98.7975811) at an elevation of 1,867 feet (569 m).[1] It lies approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the Smoky Hill River and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of the Saline River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.[2][7] Homer is on U.S. Route 40 Business roughly 3 miles (5 km) east of Russell, the county seat, and 1 mile (1.5 km) north of Interstate 70.[2]

Transportation

Homer lies immediately east of the intersection of U.S. Route 40 Business, which runs southeast-northwest, and Homer Road, an unpaved east-west county road.[2]

The Kansas Pacific (KP) Line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs through Homer, parallel to the U.S. 40 business route.[2][8]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homer, Kansas
  2. "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  3. "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1975. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  4. "Google Maps Street View - Homer, KS". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  5. "Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas". Kansas Memory. Kansas Historical Society. 1918. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  6. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  7. "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  8. "UPRR Common Line Names". Union Pacific Railroad. Retrieved 2011-01-26.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Russell County, Kansas
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