Bremen, Randolph County, Illinois

Bremen, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°58′16″N 89°44′50″W / 37.97111°N 89.74722°W / 37.97111; -89.74722Coordinates: 37°58′16″N 89°44′50″W / 37.97111°N 89.74722°W / 37.97111; -89.74722
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Randolph
Elevation	561 ft (171 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	618
GNIS feature ID	404810^[1]

Bremen is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Bremen is located on Illinois Route 150, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Chester.

History

A post office called Bremen was established in 1856, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1906.^[2] The community was named after Bremen, Germany.^[3]

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
↑ Allen, John W. (January 11, 1963). "Place Names Have Colorful History". The Southeast Missourian. p. 6. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Chester

Cities	Chester Red Bud Sparta

Villages	Baldwin Coulterville Ellis Grove Evansville Kaskaskia Percy Prairie du Rocher Rockwood Ruma Steeleville Tilden

Precincts	Baldwin Bremen Brewerville Central Chester Coulterville Ellis Grove Evansville Kaskaskia Palestine Percy Prairie du Rocher Red Bud Rockwood Ruma Sparta Steeleville Tilden Walsh Wine Hill

Unincorporated communities	Blair Bremen Collins Danley Dozaville Eden Fort Gage Glenn Grigg Houston Kellogg Leanderville Marigold Menard Modoc New Palestine Prairie Preston Reily Lake Roots Schuline Shiloh Hill Walsh Welge Wine Hill

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