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Welcome to Rimer ...

Rimer is located in Cabarrus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rimer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Rimer is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rimer: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Rimer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rimer - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Rimer ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rimer ...

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

Adding Rimer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rimer 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 Rimer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rimer post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rimer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cabarrus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rimer - 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Rimer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Rimer 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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