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Welcome to Emmeram ...

Emmeram is located in Ellis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emmeram, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Emmeram is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Emmeram: 785

Communities near Emmeram ...

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

  • Hays
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Russell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Victoria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Victoria is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Gorham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Natoma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Paradise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Catharine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine
  • Walker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Toulon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Turkville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emmeram ...

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

Adding Emmeram to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emmeram 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 Emmeram was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Emmeram post office opened in 1903. The Emmeram post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emmeram.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Ellis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emmeram - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/