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Welcome to Emberton ...

Emberton is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

Emberton is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Emberton (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Emberton: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Emberton ...

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

  • Lafayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tompkinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Boiling Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gamaliel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fountain Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Forkton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forkton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
  • Mount Hermon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
  • Akersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Akersville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
  • Clementsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
  • Etoile
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Etoile is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emberton ...

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

Adding Emberton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Emberton post office opened in 1882. The Emberton post office closed in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emberton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emberton - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Emberton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Emberton 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/