Welcome to Emerson ...

Emerson is located in Dunn 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 1909.

Emerson is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Emerson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Emerson (for example, toward Golden Valley), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Emerson lies within the (701) area code.

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), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), 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.

• Killdeer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killdeer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killdeer
  • Killdeer is located in Dunn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killdeer <4>
• Halliday
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
  • Halliday is located in Dunn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halliday <4>
• Dunn Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Center
  • Dunn Center is located in Dunn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn Center <4>
• Manning
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Manning is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <4>
• Marshall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• New Hradec
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hradec
  • New Hradec is located in Dunn County
  • Former name for New Hradec:
  • Novy Hradec
• Dodge
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Dodge is located in Dunn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <4>
• Taylor
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Dickinson
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Dickinson is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <4>
• Gladstone
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <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 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.<5>

From that list, the Emerson post office opened in 1909.

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 North Dakota: www.nd.gov/