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Welcome to Remington ...

The town of Remington is located in Fauquier County<1>.


The location of Remington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Remington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Remington has a population of 659 people<3> (see below for details).

Remington is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Remington: (540)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Remington had an population of 659 people. This is an increase of 10.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Remington had a population of 598 people. This makes Remington the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 598 people, the population of Remington decreased 4.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 624 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Remington.

Communities Also Named Remington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Remington - they are located in Indiana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Remington ...

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

  • Culpeper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Warrenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Opal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
    • Opal is located in Fauquier County
  • Blackwell Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
    • Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
  • Midland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lignum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
    • Lignum is located in Culpeper County
  • Jeffersonton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
    • Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
  • Turnbull
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
  • Brent Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
    • Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
  • Cropp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
    • Cropp is located in Stafford County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Remington ...

Looking for more information about Remington? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Remington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Remington.

Adding Remington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Remington post office opened in 1890.

We also found Remington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Remington.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Remington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fauquier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Remington.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Remington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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