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Welcome to Remus ...

Remus is located in Paulding County<1>.


The location of Remus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Remus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Remus is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Remus lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Remus (for example, toward Piedmont (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Remus: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

Communities Also Named Remus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Remus - they are located in Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Remus.

Communities near Remus ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Remus.

  • Marietta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kennesaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw
    • Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennesaw <5>
  • Kennesaw Acres
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
    • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
  • Douglasville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Acworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Villa Rica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Powder Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Powder Springs Chase
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
    • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
  • Dallas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Paulding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Remus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Remus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Remus. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Remus.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Remus. See our Newspapers Page for Remus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Remus ...

Looking for more information about Remus? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Remus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Remus.

Adding Remus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Remus in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Remus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Remus post office opened in 1885.

We also found Remus in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Remus.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Remus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Paulding County: www.paulding.gov/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Paulding, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Remus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Remus, area code (470, 678) is an overlay.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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