Welcome to Emeline ...

Emeline is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emeline, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Emeline is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Emeline: (563)

Communities near Emeline ...

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

• Maquoketa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquoketa
  • Maquoketa is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maquoketa <4>
• Monticello
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Cascade
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
• Olin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
  • Olin is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <4>
• Wyoming
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Oxford Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
  • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
• Delmar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
• Lost Nation
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
  • Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <4>
• Andrew
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
  • Andrew is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrew <4>
• La Motte
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Motte
  • La Motte is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Motte <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emeline ...

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

Adding Emeline to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Emeline post office opened in 1854.

We also found Emeline in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emeline.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/