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Welcome to Emit ...

Emit is located in Bulloch County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Emit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Emit is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Emit is within the boundaries of the (912) area code.

Communities Also Named Emit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Emit - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Emit ...

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

  • Statesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesboro
    • Statesboro is located in Bulloch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesboro <4>
  • Statesborough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
    • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Cameron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Screven County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Metter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pembroke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
  • Claxton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooklet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hagan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Portal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Portal is located in Bulloch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <4>
  • Pulaski
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emit ...

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

Adding Emit to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Emit post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emit.

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

The official website for Bulloch County: www.bullochcounty.net/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bulloch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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