Welcome to Emerson ...

Emerson is located in Lewis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emerson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Emerson is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Emerson and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Emerson is located in the (606) area code.

The ZIP code for Emerson: 41135<4>

Communities Also Named Emerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Emerson - they are located in Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Emerson ...

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

• Morehead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <5>
• Grayson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <5>
• Olive Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <5>
• Vanceburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <5>
• Sandy Hook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <5>
• Lakeview Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Wesleyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
  • Wesleyville is located in Carter County
• Lawton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Carter County
• Counts Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
  • Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
• Haldeman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haldeman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
  • Haldeman is located in Rowan 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 Emerson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emerson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emerson ...

Looking for more information about Emerson? 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 Emerson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Emerson.

Adding Emerson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Emerson post office opened in 1894.

We also found Emerson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emerson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/