Kraemer’s post office opened in 1898, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Kraemer was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 7 buildings.
How Kraemer began
When was Kraemer founded?
The Kraemer post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name.
How historic is Kraemer?
More historic than 34% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
What drives Kraemer’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Kraemer is more historic than 34% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
Louisiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Louisiana town has 3.8 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Kraemer’s 75.1 sits above most of its state (85% of Louisiana towns have fewer) while its 8 historic buildings outnumber those of 74% of U.S. towns.
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 →
2 listings protect 8 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
All 2 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Old corners
Kraemer’s post office has been open since 1898.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Kraemer’s history
What year was Kraemer founded?
The Kraemer post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Kraemer rank for history?
Kraemer is more historic than 34% 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 Kraemer?
Two places: the Bayou Boeuf Elementary School (listed 2004) and the Bayou Boeuf Settlement (2018).
How old are the homes in Kraemer?
0.0% of Kraemer’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.2 points), against a typical 3.4% for a Louisiana town; the median home was built in 1985.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
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 the National Register of Historic Places (2), 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.