Welcome to Bremen ...

Bremen is located in Randolph County<1>.

The pronunciation of Bremen: BREE-men<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bremen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Bremen is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bremen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bremen lies within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Bremen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Bremen: This one is located in Randolph County and the other is located in Jo Daviess County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 12 communities that are also named Bremen - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Bremen ...

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

• Perryville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Chester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Sainte Genevieve
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <4>
• Sparta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Steeleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <4>
• Marissa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
  • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <4>
• Percy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <4>
• Coulterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <4>
• Tilden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <4>
• Evansville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>

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 Bremen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bremen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bremen. 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 Bremen.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bremen ...

Looking for more information about Bremen? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bremen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bremen.

Adding Bremen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bremen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Bremen post office opened in 1856.

We also found Bremen on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bremen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov