Welcome to Emerson ...

Emerson is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Emerson is located in Terrell County<1>.

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

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

Emerson is 3,110 feet [948 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Emerson is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Emerson: (432)

Communities Also Named Emerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Emerson: This one is located in Terrell County and the other is located in Pecos County.

Beyond Texas, there are 29 communities that are also named Emerson - they are located in Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Emerson ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Emerson.

• Longfellow ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
  • Longfellow is located in Pecos County
• Sanderson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson
  • Sanderson is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanderson <4>
• Maxon ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxon
  • Maxon is located in Brewster County
  • Maxon has also been known as:
  • Maxon Springs
• Dryden
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Emerson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emerson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emerson ...

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

Adding Emerson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emerson 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 Emerson was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emerson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/