Welcome to Emery ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emery, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Emery is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Emery: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Emery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Emery - they are located in Arizona, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota and Utah.

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

Communities near Emery ...

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

Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in De Witt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
Mount Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <4>
Forsyth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forsyth is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <4>
Maroa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maroa is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maroa <4>
Mount Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <4>
Cerro Gordo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <4>
Harristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <4>
Long Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
Warrensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensburg is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <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 Emery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emery.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emery ...

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

Adding Emery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emery 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 (so far) for Emery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Emery post office opened in 1879. The Emery post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emery.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emery - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Emery area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Emery area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/