Homerville is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in central Homer Township

Homer Township, Medina County, Ohio

Homer Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,461 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Spencer Township - north...

, Medina County, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 44235. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 224

U.S. Route 224

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 with State Route 301

Ohio State Route 301

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.

Homerville is situated in the rural quad-county area where Ashland

Ashland County, Ohio

Ashland County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, and was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron, Lorain, Richland and Wayne Counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,139. Its county seat is Ashland...

, Lorain

Lorain County, Ohio

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, Medina, and Wayne

Wayne County, Ohio

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 Counties meet. The economy is based largely upon agriculture, including livestock raising, dairy farming, and crop farming. Children in the Homerville area attend the schools of Black River School District.