Welcome to Emmett ...

Emmett is located in Paulding County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emmett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Emmett is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Emmett: (419) and (567)<3>

The community of Emmett has also been called Emerald Station. and Emerald. For more information about the names of Emmett, see The Names of Emmett on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Emmett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Emmett - they are located in California, Idaho (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Emmett ...

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

• Defiance
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <4>
• Bryan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Bryan is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <4>
• Paulding
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <4>
• Hicksville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <4>
• Edgerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <4>
• Antwerp
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <4>
• Woodburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <4>
• Payne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Payne is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <4>
• Continental
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <4>
• Sherwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <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 Emmett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emmett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emmett ...

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

Adding Emmett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Emmett post office opened in 1858.

We also found Emmett in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emmett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/