Welcome to Bremer ...

Bremer is located in Bremer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bremer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Bremer is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Bremer is within the boundaries of the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Bremer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bremer - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Bremer ...

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

• Waterloo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <3>
• Cedar Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <3>
• Waverly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
• New Hampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
  • New Hampton is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <3>
• Sumner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <3>
• Denver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <3>
• Nashua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
• Tripoli
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
  • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <3>
• Clarksville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
• Shell Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
  • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bremer ...

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

Adding Bremer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bremer 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 Bremer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bremer post office opened in 1858.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bremer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bremer County: www.co.bremer.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/