Bremen, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Rush Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43107. It stands on Little Rush Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bremen quadrangle. 1,479 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 768 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBremen grew from 1,425 to 1,479 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,425 | |
| 2020 | 1,479 | +54 (+4%) |
Then and now
1907 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1907 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1907 USGS Logan quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Logan quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Logan quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Bremen quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Bremen quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Bremen quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Bremen quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
13 since 2012The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Bremen between 2012 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15676 |
| 2 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15468 |
| 30 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 March 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 362 |
| 28 February 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 February 2012 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 941 shownMuseums hold 941 specimens collected within 10 miles of Bremen between 1839 and 1975: 381 Animalia, 338 Fungi, 212 Plantae, 7 Protozoa, 2 Chromista, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Schrader, Angerman, C. (Carl) & Triplehorn, C. A. (Charles A.), Asa Gray; W. S. Sullivant and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Diderma spumarioides (Fr. & Palmquist) Fr., 1829 | 1890 | Detmers, Freda | Sugar Grove |
![]() | Coleosporium solidaginis (Schwein.) Thüm. | 1891 | M. Craig | Sugar Grove |
![]() | Albugo candida (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Roussel | 1896 | F.L. Stevens | Lancaster |
| Coreopsis discoidea Torr. & A.Gray | 1839 | W. S. Sullivant | ||
![]() | Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl. | 1839 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Saxifraga sullivantii Torr. & A.Gray | 1839 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Trillium erectum var. declinatum A.Gray | 1839 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Ricciocarpos natans (L.) Corda | 1840 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Rudbeckia sullivantii C.L.Boynton & Beadle | 1840 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Amblystegium serpens var. juratzkanum (Schimp.) Rau & Herv. | 1841 | not recorded | |
![]() | Hamatocaulis vernicosus (Mitt.) Hedenäs | 1841 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. | 1842 | W. S. Sullivant |
All 941 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms nearby
25 since 1995The National Weather Service names Bremen in 25 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Bremen | $150,000 | A tornado touched down in the eastern part of the county causing damage to a home and garage. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Bremen | $50,000 | A weak tornado touched down briefly knocking down trees, destroying a shed,and damaging farm machinery. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Bremen | $20,000 | Rushing water blocked the intersection to a road and washed out a culvert. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Bremen | $20,000 | Rushing water pushed debris up against the inlet of a culvert, causing water to back up and wash out the roadway. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $20,000 | A mobile home sustained structural damage due to a fallen tree. A log cabin on Webb Summit Road sustained roof damage from the strong winds. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $12,000 | A barn was destroyed when it collapsed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $10,000 | Multiple trees were knocked down across Rush Creek Township. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $8,000 | A barn was destroyed and a house received some minor damage. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $8,000 | A barn had a portion of its roof removed. A couple of trees were knocked down as well. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $3,000 | A power pole was downed along with some large tree limbs. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $3,000 | Several trees were downed in the Bremen area. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $3,000 | Several trees were downed at the intersection of State Routes 312 and 664. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $3,000 | Multiple trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $3,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $3,000 | Traffic signals were blown down. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $2,000 | Numerous large tree limbs were knocked down on Lake Road between County Road 51 and OH-37. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $2,000 | Trees were reported down on Ohio Route 37 near the Perry County line. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $1,000 | Large tree limbs were knocked down in isolated spots on OH-37 between Zion Road and Lake Road. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Bremen | $1,000 | High water covered a portion of Holliday Road in Rushcreek Township resulting in a vehicle being swept into a ditch full of water. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $1,000 | A tree fell onto a road. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Bremen | $1,000 | Street flooding due to heavy rain was reported on some of the roads in Bremen. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $1,000 | A tree was reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2021 | Flood | Bremen | - | High water was reported on Broad Street. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Bremen | - | Water was reported up to the curb on some roadways due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Bremen | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| North Berne | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Rushville | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| West Rushville | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Colfax | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Swartz Mill | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sandstone (historical) | 6.2 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bremen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q282406 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048544. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.























