Homer, Kansas

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Homer, Kansas
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1915-1918 Railroad Map of Russell County
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Coordinates: 38°52′10″N98°47′51″W / 38.8694558°N 98.7975811°W / 38.8694558; -98.7975811 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Russell
Founded1870s
Elevation
[1]
1,870 ft (570 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67665
FIPS code 20-32925 [1]
GNIS ID 484730 [1]

Homer is an ghost town [ citation needed ] in Russell County, Kansas, United States. [1] It lies on the border between Grant and Russell Townships. [2] Currently, there is no community at Homer, except a nearby farm house. [3]

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History

Homer was once a stop on the Union Pacific Railroad. [4] A rural post office operated at the site from 1879 to 1887. [5]

Currently "Homer Rd" lays east-west along the north side of this ghost town.

Geography

Homer is located at 38°52′10″N98°47′51″W / 38.86944°N 98.79750°W / 38.86944; -98.79750 (38.8694558, -98.7975811) at an elevation of 1,870 feet (570 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. [6] Homer is on U.S. Route 40 Business roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Russell, the county seat, and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Interstate 70. [6]

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. [6]

The Kansas Pacific (KP) Line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs through Homer, parallel to the U.S. 40 business route. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Homer, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Google Maps Street View - Homer, KS" . Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas". Kansas Memory. Kansas Historical Society. 1918. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. October 1, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2011.

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