Homer, Indiana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Homer, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Homer, Indiana Location in Indiana Show map of Indiana Homer, Indiana Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Rush
Township	Walker
Elevation	906 ft (276 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46146
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	2830518

Homer (also Goddard or Slabtown) is an unincorporated community in central Walker Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Although Homer is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 46146.

History

Homer was originally called Slabtown, and under the latter name had its start around 1850 when a sawmill was established at that point.

A post office was established under the name Goddard in 1840 and was discontinued in 1852. Another post office with the name Homer ran from 1854 to 2000.

Abandoned train cars served as sleeping quarters for Rush County youth who attended the Homer workshops from the 1960s into the 1980s. This photo was snapped in 1982.

Beginning in 1967, the village became the site for many workshops for Rush County youth. Elementary children through high schoolers attended summer weekend camps in drama, speech, history, woodworking, photography, fitness, and creative writing. Hundreds of children in the 1960s and into the 1980s spent part of their summers here. The boys slept in shuttered trains cars while the girls camped in a nearby barn and later in the basement of the Homer Federated Church.

Geography

It lies along State Road 44, west-southwest of the city of Rushville, the county seat of Rush County.

Notable people

• Marjorie Pebworth, Illinois legislator, was born in Homer.