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Welcome to Emison ...

Emison is located in Knox County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

Area Codes for Emison: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Emison ...

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

  • Vincennes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrenceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bicknell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bridgeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Palestine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlisle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Francisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oaktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Monroe City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe City is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
    • 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 (so far) 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emison.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emison - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Emison area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Emison 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/