Remus, Michigan is an unincorporated community near the center of Wheatland Township, in eastern Mecosta County.
Remus is concentrated on the intersection of the north-south M-66 (30th Avenue) and the east-west M-20 (9 Mile Road). Cities and villages within twenty-five miles of Remus include Mecosta, Barryton, Lake Isabella, Stanwood, Edmore, Lakeview, Mt. Pleasant, McBride, Morley, Stanton, and Big Rapids, while the unincorporated localities of Broomfield Center, Halls Corner, Blanchard, Sylvester, Canadian Lakes, and Drew are within ten miles.
The small residential community supports a number of commercial operations serving local customers and those passing through on M-20 and M-66. The township hall is located in Remus, and the community also has a post office, a public library, and a historical society. The Chippewa Hills School District is also headquartered in Remus.
The community was originally known as Bingen, and located about three miles west of its current site, as there was a sawmill and several other buildings there. When the Detroit, Lansing & Northern Railroad came through a few miles to the east in 1869, Bingen's businesses moved to be on the railroad line. Remus was on the Pere Marquette line between Stanton and Big Rapids, and a junction point for a Pere Marquette forest branch line that ran east from Remus to Weidman.
On July 20, 1877, a post office was established in Bingen, with Christian W. Wernette as postmaster. On March 15, 1880, the post office was renamed Remus, in honor of William John Remus, a large landowner who had surveyed the area. Today, the Remus post office serves most of Wheatland Township, a large part of Sheridan Township, and portions of Millbrook, Sherman, Broomfield, and Fremont townships.
In the late 1860s, after the American Civil War, thousands of former slaves settled in central and northern Michigan, with the promise of 160 acres of homestead land. Many of them settled in Remus, where they farmed, logged, and conducted business. The first documented black settler in Remus was James Guy, who came in 1861. His deed was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. Built in 1869, the Wheatland Church of Christ was founded by Thomas Cross, another African-American who had settled in Remus, and is still in operation today. Today, however, Wheatland Township has an African-American population of just over one percent, and a white population of nearly ninety-five percent.
The focus of this portion of our guide is on the unincorporated community known as Remus, Michigan. Appropriate resources for this category may include websites representing any governmental entity, such as Wheatland Township, that is located within the community, as well as local industries, businesses, schools, places of worship, organizations, attractions, events, entertainment venues, and recreational opportunities.
Recommended Resources
Chippewa Hills School District
Headquartered in Remus, Michigan, CHSD offers a PK-12th-grade curriculum through Weidman Elementary School, Mecosta Elementary School, Barytone Elementary School, Chippewa Hills Mosaic School, Chippewa Hills Intermediate School, and Chippewa Hills High School, each of which is featured here, with district and school calendars, curriculum data, an overview of its athletics programs, contacts, and employment opportunities. Scholarships and underclassmen opportunities are included.
http://chsd.us/
Owned and operated by Tom DeLong, who grew up in Remus, the pizza restaurant is housed in a historic building in Remus, Michigan. The business also features the Wave Shack, a shaved-ice experience, owned by Tom's brother, Cory DeLong, and his wife Shasta, offering shaved ice desserts. Its address, a map, telephone number, email address, and an online contact form are set forth. The restaurant's menu is available online, and its hours of operation are posted.
https://www.crustyspizzashop.com/
Specializing in optometry, the Remus, Michigan optometrist has served the community for about two decades, offering a full range of eye and vision services, which are reviewed here, along with its location, a map, hours of operation, telephone number, and appointment policies. An introduction to the optometrist and other staff members is provided. Customer testimonials and reviews are displayed, and an online form is available for those who want to leave a review.
https://www.remuseyecare.com/
Purchased by a long-time employee in 1966, the company has served the Remus, Michigan community for many years. Its history, location, and hours are presented, with an overview of its products, and services, a buying guide, special offers, sales items, discontinued items, and returned items, including photographs. Estimates for new decks, garages, and pole barns may be requested through an online form, and photographs of past projects are displayed on the site.
https://www.remuslumber.com/
The restaurant and sports bar is located on West Wheatland Avenue in Remus, Michigan. Its location, directions, hours of operation, and contacts are provided, along with a menu, nightly dinner specials, and policies for reserving its Green Leaf Dining Room for private parties and functions, with the ability to accommodate up to sixty-five guests. Several photographs are provided, a calendar of events is available, and food orders may be placed online for later pickup.
http://remustavern.com/
The first Catholic elementary school in Remus, Michigan was built in 1903 and 1904, serving until 1961, when the current building was constructed, with an addition added in 1986. Adhering to the curriculum standards of the Catholic Schools Diocese of Grand Rapids, the K-6th-grade is a ministry of St. Michael Church. A student handbook, dress code, lunch menu, and school calendar are presented, with an overview of its programs, including childcare and after-school.
http://www.stmikes.us/
