Welcome to Remus ...
Remus is located in Leake County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Remus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Remus is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Remus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Remus: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Remus ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Remus - they are located in Georgia, Michigan, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Remus.
Websites for Remus ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.leakems.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Remus, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Remus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Remus.
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
- Kosciusko
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
- Kosciusko is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <4>
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
- Noxapater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
- Noxapater is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <4>
- Ethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Coosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pearl River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Vowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Laurel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
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 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 Remus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Remus post office opened in 1880.
We also found Remus on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Remus.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Leake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Remus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Remus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Remus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |