Homer is a town in Banks County, Georgia, United States.

[6] Homer was founded in 1858 as seat for the newly established Banks County.

26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Homer is among the earliest to hold the world record for an Easter egg hunt - 80,000 eggs, listed in the 1985 Guinness Book of World Records.

The event in the small town of 1,100 people is an Easter Sunday tradition that has lasted 47 years.

Even though it no longer holds the record, Homer has long touted its annual hunt as the world's largest.