Welcome to Emerick ...

Emerick is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emerick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Emerick is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Emerick: (402) and (531)<3>

Communities near Emerick ...

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

• Norfolk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Norfolk is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <4>
• Madison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Battle Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <4>
• Tilden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <4>
• Humphrey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Humphrey is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <4>
• Newman Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Grove
  • Newman Grove is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman Grove <4>
• Elgin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Petersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Oakdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <4>
• Meadow Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
  • Meadow Grove is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Grove <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 Emerick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emerick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emerick ...

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

Adding Emerick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Emerick post office opened in 1873.

We also found Emerick on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emerick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/