2021 Map of Homer

About this map

The Missouri River defines the eastern boundary of this landscape, where the floodplain of Sioux City transitions into the loess hills of Nebraska. The village of Homer sits at the foot of these elevations, serving as a focal point where the engineered channels of Pigeon Cr Ditch and Omaha Creek Ditch manage the water flow across the low-lying agricultural flats. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of Saint Cornelius Cem and Omaha Valley Cem offers critical points for tracing family lineages in Dakota County. The terrain shifts dramatically south of the valley, rising into a series of ridges and draws that contain Overfelt Reservoir and are accessed by routes like Ridge Rd. This interface between the managed river bottom and the natural contours of the hills illustrates the long-standing efforts to reclaim and protect the fertile land from the shifting Missouri.