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Welcome to Remerton ...

The city of Remerton is located in Lowndes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Remerton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Remerton has a population of 1,079 people<2> (see below for details).

Remerton is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Remerton: 229

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Remerton had an population of 1,079 people. This is a decrease of 3.92% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Remerton had a population of 1,123 people. This makes Remerton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Remerton represents 0.01% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 280th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Remerton.

Communities near Remerton ...

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

  • Fodie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fodie is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
  • Quitman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lakeland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hahira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ray City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dasher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Franklinville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
  • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
    • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Morven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Remerton ...

Looking for more information about Remerton? 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 Remerton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Remerton.

Adding Remerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Remerton 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 (so far) for Remerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Remerton post office opened in 1901. The Remerton post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Remerton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Remerton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Remerton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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