Homer, Indiana | |
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Homer Homer | |
Coordinates: 39°34′42″N 85°34′39″W / 39.57833°N 85.57750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Rush |
Township | Walker |
Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46146 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 2830518[1] |
Homer (also Goddard or Slabtown) is an unincorporated community in central Walker Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] Although Homer is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 46146.[2]
History
Homer was originally called Slabtown, and under the latter name had its start around 1850 when a sawmill was established at that point.[3]
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.[4]
Geography
It lies along State Road 44, west-southwest of the city of Rushville, the county seat of Rush County.[5]
Notable people
- Marjorie Pebworth, Illinois legislator, was born in Homer.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homer, Indiana
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
- ↑ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 669.
- ↑ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ↑ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer, 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 46. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
- ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1967-1968,' Biographical Sketch of Marjorie Pebworth, pg. 203
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