Homer is an unincorporated community in northern Burlington Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States. [2] It lies along State Route 661 between Granville and Mount Vernon.
Homer, Ohio | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 40°15′10″N 82°31′04″W / 40.2528414°N 82.5176626°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Licking |
Elevation | 991 ft (302 m) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 43027[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1064854[1] |
History
editHomer was laid out in 1816.[3] The community was named after Homer, an ancient Greek poet.[4] A post office called Homer has been in operation since 1831.[5]
Notable people
edit- Tennessee Claflin (born 1844), suffragist and first woman to open a Wall Street brokerage firm
- Victoria Woodhull (born 1838), suffragist and first female candidate for President of the United States.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homer
- ^ a b Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 249.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 62.
- ^ "Licking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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