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Welcome to Emmaton ...

Emmaton is located in Sacramento County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emmaton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Emmaton is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Emmaton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Emmaton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Emmaton - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Emmaton ...

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

  • Concord
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
  • Antioch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <3>
  • Pittsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brentwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Oakley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <3>
  • Suisun City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
    • Suisun City is located in Solano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
    • Suisun City has also been known as:
    • Suisun
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <3>
  • Clayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Rio Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Isleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Emmaton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emmaton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emmaton ...

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

Adding Emmaton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emmaton 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 Emmaton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Emmaton post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emmaton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sacramento, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emmaton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/