Welcome to Emathla ...

Emathla is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emathla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

Emathla is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Emathla: 352

Communities near Emathla ...

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

• Ocala
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
  • Ocala is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <3>
• Williston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <3>
• Dunnellon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnellon
  • Dunnellon is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnellon <3>
• Micanopy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy
  • Micanopy is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micanopy <3>
• Reddick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddick
  • Reddick is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reddick <3>
• McIntosh
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <3>
• Fairfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Marion County
• Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heijahs Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
  • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
• Lowell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <3>
• Martin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Marion County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emathla ...

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

Adding Emathla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Emathla post office opened in 1845.

We also found Emathla in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emathla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/