Welcome to Emmet ...

Emmet is located in McLean County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emmet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Emmet is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Emmet lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Emmet, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Emmet is located in the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Emmet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Emmet - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Emmet ...

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

• Garrison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
• Riverdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
  • Riverdale is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <4>
• Pick City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
  • Pick City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
• Ryder
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryder
  • Ryder is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryder <4>
• Douglas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <4>
• White Shield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Shield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Shield
  • White Shield is located in McLean County
• Roseglen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
  • Roseglen is located in McLean County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseglen <4>
• Nishu ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nishu. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishu
  • Nishu is located in McLean County
• Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
• Krem ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
  • Krem is located in Mercer 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 Emmet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emmet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emmet ...

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

Adding Emmet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Emmet post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emmet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McLean County: www.visitmcleancounty.com/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/