Welcome to Emison ...

Emison is located in Knox County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Emison is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Emison is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Emison is located in the (812) area code.

Communities near Emison ...

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

• Vincennes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <4>
• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Bicknell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicknell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
  • Bicknell is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <4>
• Bridgeport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Palestine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
• Carlisle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Saint Francisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in Lawrence County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <4>
• Oaktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
  • Oaktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <4>
• Monroe City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emison ...

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

Adding Emison to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Emison post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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