Homewood (formerly Forest Home [1]) is a unincorporated community in Homewood Township, Franklin County, Kansas, United States. [2] In the 19th century it had a post office and a stop on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. [2]
Homewood was located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway at altitude 1,039 feet (317 m) above sea level. [2] In 1900, it contained a population of about 100 inhabitants. Around this time, a number of stores operated out of the community, and it also had its own school. [3] It was the supply and shipping point for the surrounding rural area. [3]
The Homewood post office located in the community in 1877 had been the Forest Home post office earlier that year. [1] [4] It closed in 1955. [4]
Homewood (formerly Forest Home [1]) is a unincorporated community in Homewood Township, Franklin County, Kansas, United States. [2] In the 19th century it had a post office and a stop on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. [2]
Homewood was located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway at altitude 1,039 feet (317 m) above sea level. [2] In 1900, it contained a population of about 100 inhabitants. Around this time, a number of stores operated out of the community, and it also had its own school. [3] It was the supply and shipping point for the surrounding rural area. [3]
The Homewood post office located in the community in 1877 had been the Forest Home post office earlier that year. [1] [4] It closed in 1955. [4]