Homer, Kansas


Homer is an unincorporated area in Russell County, Kansas, United States. It lies on the border between Grant and Russell Townships. There is no community or settlement at Homer.

History

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

Geography

Homer is located at at an elevation of 1,867 feet. It lies approximately north of the Smoky Hill River and south of the Saline River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. Homer is on U.S. Route 40 Business roughly 3 miles east of Russell, the county seat, and 1 mile north of Interstate 70.

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.
The Kansas Pacific Line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs through Homer, parallel to the U.S. 40 business route.