Welcome to Emma ...

Emma is located in LaGrange County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Emma is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Emma (for example, toward Kingsbury), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Emma is located in the (260) area code.

Communities Also Named Emma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Emma - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Emma ...

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

• Goshen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Sturgis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
• Kendallville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <4>
• Ligonier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <4>
• Middlebury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <4>
• Syracuse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• LaGrange
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <4>
• Albion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Constantine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
  • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <4>
• Bristol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emma ...

Looking for more information about Emma? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Emma, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Emma.

Adding Emma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emma 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 Emma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Emma post office opened in 1880.

We also found Emma in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for LaGrange County: www.lagrangecounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov