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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.
History
Homer 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
- 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
- ^ 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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