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Welcome to Brems ...

Brems is located in Starke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brems, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Brems is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Brems (for example, toward Winamac), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Brems ...

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

  • La Porte
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Westville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Knox is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Walkerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kouts
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • North Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • North Judson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Culver
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Culver is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
  • Kingsford Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
  • Wanatah
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Brems. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brems.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brems ...

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

Adding Brems to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brems 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 Brems was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brems.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Starke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brems - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.