Remerton was founded in 1899 as a company town for workers at the Strickland Cotton Mill.

Apartments began being built to attract students from what was then known as Valdosta State College.

Davis family purchased the Strickland Cotton Mill building from Sugar Creek Textiles.

Remerton Mills, LLC is a corporation with local businessman Joseph H. Tillman, Sr. as the registered agent.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.