Homer, Union County, Ohio

Homer is an extinct town in Union County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Homer was platted in 1834, and for a time its prospects were considered good, but the town had declined by around 1840. By the 1880s, Homer was already a ghost town.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homer (historical)
↑ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 195.

Municipalities and communities of Union County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Marysville

Cities	Dublin‡ Marysville

Villages	Magnetic Springs Milford Center Plain City‡ Richwood Unionville Center

Townships	Allen Claibourne Darby Dover Jackson Jerome Leesburg Liberty Millcreek Paris Taylor Union Washington York

CDPs	New California Raymond

Unincorporated communities	Allen Center Arnold Bridgeport Broadway Byhalia Chuckery Claibourne Dipple Essex Irwin Jerome Lunda New Dover Peoria Pharisburg Pottersburg Somersville Watkins Woodland York Center

Ghost town	Homer

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°7′19″N 83°27′27″W / 40.12194°N 83.45750°W / 40.12194; -83.45750

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