Welcome to Emporia ...
So far, we found very little information about Emporia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Emporia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Emporia, please Contact Us.
Emporia would have been located within present day Holt County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Emporia, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Emporia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Time Zone: The area where Emporia was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Emporia would have been located in the (402) & (531)<4> area codes.
Communities Also Named Emporia ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Emporia - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Emporia.
Communities near Emporia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Emporia.
- O'Neill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- O'Neill is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,537 people
- O'Neill has also been known as:
- O'Neill City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Neill <5>
- Clearwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <5>
- Ewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ewing is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <5>
- Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Orchard is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <5>
- Page
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Page is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Page <5>
- Brunswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Brunswick is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
- Inman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Inman is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <5>
- Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <5>
- Venus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Walnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Knox 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 Emporia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emporia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Emporia. 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 Emporia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Emporia. See our Newspapers Page for Emporia.
Adding Emporia to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Emporia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Emporia post office opened in 1890.
We also found Emporia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Emporia.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Holt County: www.co.holt.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Emporia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Holt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |