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Welcome to Emma ...

Emma is located in Pitkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Emma is 6,600 feet [2,012 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Emma is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Emma lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Emma: 970

Communities Also Named Emma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Emma - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Emma ...

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

  • Glenwood Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Aspen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Snowmass Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Snowmass
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woody Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruedi ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruedi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
    • Ruedi is located in Eagle County
  • Redstone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cardiff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
  • Meredith
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emma ...

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

Adding Emma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emma 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 Emma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Emma post office opened in 1883.

We also found Emma in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Pitkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emma - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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