The Remlap post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Village Springs (1823), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 2,624144 years
How historic is Remlap?
C−
More historic than 16% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Remlap post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Remlap’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Remlap is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #134 of 187 in Alabama. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Remlap’s overall grade.
Alabama towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Alabama town has 2.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Remlap’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (26% of Alabama towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. The pre-1940 share (±2.4 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Remlap’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Remlap’s post office has been open since 1882. Another post office, Village Springs, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Village Springs
1823–1975
Remlap
1882–today
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Hamlets and corners on the map
BrentwoodGurleyPine MountainWatsekaWoodhaven
1cemetery inside Remlap
Village Springs
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Remlap, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Remlap yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Remlap is a census-designated place in Blount County, Alabama, United States, located along Alabama State Route 75, 11.7 miles (18.8 km) southwest of Oneonta. Remlap has a post office with ZIP code 35133. Remlap is named for the area's Palmer family; the community's name is "Palmer" spelled backwards. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 2,624.
Its first post office opened in 1882.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Remlap, 1823 to 1975
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The Remlap post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Remlap rank for history?
Remlap is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #134 of 187 in Alabama. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Remlap?
2% of Remlap’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.4 points), against a typical 3.2% for an Alabama town; the median home was built in 1984.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
