[4] Milton Barney arrived from Lyons, New York the summer of 1832 to scout the area and returned that September with his family and workmen to settle on the south bank of the Kalamazoo River in Section 5.

In 1834 when a post office was registered, Barneyville was renamed Homer after the village in Cortland County, New York, at the request of many of the residents who had moved from there.

The native population was numerous until the autumn of 1840 when the U.S. Government forcibly removed the Indians to reserves west of the Mississippi under Authority of the Indian Removal Act and 1833 Treaty of Chicago.

[6] Because of the peacefulness of the Potawatomi, they continued to co-exist with the settlers many years after the Treaty of Chicago until General Brady removed about 250 Indians of Hillsdale and Homer to Miami County, KS.

Chief Ne-au-to-beer-saw drowned while crossing the Detroit River returning from his escape to Canada.

[5] The "old" Homer mills was built by a stock company of Milton Barney, Walter Wright, Nelson D. Skeeles, Asabel Finch, Jr, and Mr Platt in 1837–1838.

The heirs of Judge Emons sold the water power, land, and mill site to Cortright & Sons.

[7] The Homer High School varsity baseball team set the national record for most consecutive wins at 75.

In the early morning of May 16, 2010, the "new" Homer mills, a local landmark, burned to the ground.

The district also receives a large number of students from surrounding villages & towns, who take advantage of Michigan's school of choice.

23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.