The Remington post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1860. Another post office, Carpenter's Creek (1851), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
First census: 390 in 18702020 census: 1,356172 years
How historic is Remington?
B+
More historic than 68% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Remington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1860.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Remington’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Remington is more historic than 68% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
B+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Remington’s overall grade.
Indiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Indiana town has 7.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Remington’s 6.2 sits near the middle of its state (57% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±9.7 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date; Wikidata’s 1860 falls in the same era, so the grade doesn’t depend on which one is used.
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 Remington’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
Remington was first laid out in 1860 by Jesse H. Fordice. It was originally called Carpenter Station, after Carpenter's Creek where a railroad station had been established, around which the town grew. The name was later changed to Remington, after the founder of the general store. The main trade was in grain, as the area consisted of excellent prairie farmland; the town's position on the Pittsburgh, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad made it a good location for such trade. The first grain elevator was built in 1870 by Church and Hartley; the second was built by the Hathaway Brothers in 1872; and in 1879, James Irvin built a third. In 1883 the population was about 900.
Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds
Remington had its own post office from 1854 to 1893. Another post office, Carpenter's Creek, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Carpenter's Creek
1851–1862
Remington
1854–1893
18501940today
Gone or out of use
James Airportairport
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Remington
RemingtonSacred Heart
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Remington’s history
What year was Remington founded?
The Remington post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1860.
How does Remington rank for history?
Remington is more historic than 68% of U.S. towns. 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.
What is on the National Register in Remington?
One place: the Remington Water Tower and Town Hall (listed 2003).
How old are the homes in Remington?
36% of Remington’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±9.7 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1954.
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 Wikimedia Commons (12), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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