Welcome to Emmonsburg ...

Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emmonsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Emmonsburg is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Emmonsburg is within the boundaries of the (518) area code.

Websites for Emmonsburg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fultoncountyny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Emmonsburg, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Emmonsburg ...

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

• Gloversville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <4>
• Johnstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Ilion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
  • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
• Herkimer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
  • Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herkimer <4>
• Little Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Mohawk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <4>
• Frankfort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Fort Plain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
• Canajoharie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
• Dolgeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolgeville
  • Dolgeville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolgeville <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 Emmonsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emmonsburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emmonsburg ...

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

Adding Emmonsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emmonsburg 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 Emmonsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Emmonsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emmonsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/