Homer, Kansas

Homer, Kansas
Unincorporated area
Homer, Kansas
Coordinates: 38°52′10″N 98°47′51″W / 38.86944°N 98.79750°W / 38.86944; -98.79750Coordinates: 38°52′10″N 98°47′51″W / 38.86944°N 98.79750°W / 38.86944; -98.79750
Country United States
State Kansas
County Russell
Elevation 1,867 ft (569 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 67665
Area code(s) 785
GNIS feature ID 484730[1]

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]

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 / 38.86944°N 98.79750°W / 38.86944; -98.79750 (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. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homer, Kansas
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 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.
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